The video and photographs we are seeing from Russia look like they could be straight out of the movie Armageddon. If you missed out on the scientific media frenzy, here's what happened:

A meteor, weighing around ten tons, broke into Earth's atmosphere at a speed of approximately 33,000 miles per hour and then exploded into many pieces, 18-32 miles above the ground. The sonic boom that was a result of the rocky visitor blew out windows, set off car alarms, and caved in roofs of buildings in the small Russian town.

What are the chances? A meteorite hits Earth on the day Asteroid 2012 DA14 is due to skim across our atmosphere like butter on toast? Are we all going to die?!

Well, no. The two events are reported to be unrelated. But, Movoto, a real estate blog, has published a surprisingly timely calculator that will give you the odds of your home being hit by an asteroid. First of all, an asteroid is what it's called when it is above our atmosphere, so it is impossible for your house to be struck by one. But the chances of my house being struck by a meteorite are 1 in 3,921,910,064,328. That's great! However, my real question is what are the chances of my house being damaged by the sonic boom produced by a ten ton object entering our atmosphere at 33,000 miles per hour.