…a very big meteor burned up over Chelyabinsk, a city in Russia just east of the Ural mountains, and about 1500 kilometers east of Moscow. The fireball was incredibly bright, rivaling the Sun! There was a pretty big sonic boom from the fireball, which set off car alarms and shattered windows.

Slate’s Bad Astronomy blog continues to update with videos and photos as more information is revealed (and corrected). In the incredibly clear video above, you can see the meteor as it was recorded on February 15, 2013 by a dashboard camera.

UPDATE: video link replaced.

From the archives: What is a meteor? And how do we study them?

Via Climate Adaptation.

What happens when you throw a pot full of just-boiled water into the -41C air? Dmitry Klimensky in Novosibirsk, Russia demonstrates.

Related reading: Mpemba effect: Why hot water can freeze faster than cold.

Thanks, @mindfulmimi.

This clip is from a film exploring the 1969 Moscow International Competition of Ballet Artists at the Bolshoi Theater. It features a young Mikhail Baryshnikov, who won, as well as the silver medalist from Japan.

Jumping! Kicking! Spinning! Leaping in circles! Tippytoes! Sounds like ballet dancers do a lot of what kids do. Sounds like the kids should see this. And as a bonus, check out Baryshnikov’s pirouette combo, and then clear some space in the living room for the inevitable spinning.