That's how I interpreted it. Its far to us, but not necessarily far for those who possess the right tech
someone or something is protecting us
This meteor was traveling about 40,000 mph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor
The fastest missile I'm aware of travels ~16,000 mph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM2_Topol-M
Whatever hit that meteor was going at least twice as fast as the meteor (80,000 mph). Any ideas as to what travels that fast?