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A blazing fireball lit up the skies over northern France in 2023 — but this wasn't just any meteor. Asteroid 2023 CX1 behaved in a way that shocked scientists. Instead of breaking up early in the atmosphere, it stayed nearly fully intact until the last moment… then exploded with an unexpected force. :globe_showing_Europe-Africa::collision:

NASA revealed it created a pressure zone four times larger than expected, raising serious concerns about Earth’s readiness for future asteroid threats. This “very common” space rock just exposed a very uncommon risk — and it's got experts asking one big question…
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00:00A fireball exploded over France, but what scientists found next could change how we
00:04defend Earth forever.
00:06In 2023, a small asteroid named 2023 CX-1 blazed across the sky above northern France.
00:13It looked like a normal meteor, until it didn't.
00:16Instead of breaking apart high in the atmosphere like most asteroids do, CX-1 stayed 98% intact
00:22until just 28 kilometers above Earth.
00:25Then in a single instant it exploded, releasing nearly all its energy in one massive blast.
00:31NASA calculated it created a shockwave with four times more pressure than expected for
00:36its size.
00:37That means, if it had been a bit bigger or over a city, the results could have been devastating.
00:42The scary part?
00:44This asteroid was labeled very common, yet its unusual behavior caught scientists completely
00:48off guard.
00:50This fireball is a wake-up call.
00:52Are we really ready for the next one?
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