Granny says is Isaiah 13.5, dem space aliens is flingin' meteors at us - Jesus comin' soon... Russia cleans up after meteor blast injures more than 1,000 16 Feb.`13 - Thousands of Russian emergency workers went out on Saturday to clear up the damage from a meteor that exploded over the Ural mountains, damaging buildings, shattering windows and showering people with broken glass.
Looks like you forgot to mention part of the article: But with any remarkable claim comes criticism of the scientist's research and conclusions. Astronomer Phil Plait,writing in Slate magazine, raised several red flags and called into question the validity of Wickramasinghe's findings. "Wickramasinghe is a fervent proponent of [panspermia]. Like, really fervent. So much so that he attributes everything to life in space," Plait wrote. "He's claimed living cells found in the stratosphere come from space. (There is no evidence at all they do, and it's far more likely they are terrestrial). ... Wickramasinghe jumps on everything, with little or no evidence, and says it's from outer space, so I think there's a case to be made for a bias on his part."