Don't believe it? It's true. Even better: the asteroid was only discovered earlier today, by astronomers using the Mt. Lemmon telescope in Arizona.
Reports SpaceWeather.com, "If predictions were correct, asteroid 2008 TC3 has hit our planet, exploding in the atmosphere over northern Sudan like a kiloton of TNT and creating a fireball as bright as a full Moon, Most of the 3-meter-wide asteroid should have been vaporized in the atmosphere with only small pieces reaching the ground as meteorites."
SpaceWeather.com is the place to stay tuned for confirming reports and photos, not to mention the full fascinating story.
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