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Meteorites, Nicaragua made "presents" largest asteroid

September 8th, 2014 at 12:15 clock Updated BST

A meteorite that fell near the capital of Nicaragua, Managua could happen Sunday of the asteroid 2014 RC the earth have come to the time, according to experts.

Spoken today, said Dr. Heather Couper astronomers that, although further investigation is necessary, it seems that the meteorite came from the asteroid larger RC 2014 "just had to present"

"These effects once a year, so we need to be alert," he added.

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 8 September.