The main remnant of the Chelyabinsk meteorite is to be hoisted to the surface within days.
The fireball sparked panic as it flew over the Ural Mountains, shattering glass in cities, wounding well over 1,000, amid warnings that 'doomsday' had arrived.
Siberian scientists discover a previous collision for the space rock, or near miss with the Sun.
After whizzing around space since the beginning of time, scientists can now examine meteorite.
'We possess a rock from the time of genesis,' announces expert.
The asteroid was 'the same size' as the meteor which exploded over Chelyabinsk injuring 1,500.
For the first time they all get together next to a lump of space rock that almost killed them.
Spectacular falling meteorite fragments struck the Chelyabinsk region on Friday morning exploding in the atmosphere and crashing to the ground.
Sensational pictures of last week's meteorite strike have emerged from a Russian photographer.