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Fireballs fall on the Earth every day—but the one that just streaked across the southeastern U.S. this week was unlike the ...
The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South ...
Meteors and other space debris frequently enter Earth's atmosphere, but it is rare for an object to be so bright it can easily be seen in broad daylight. Bright fireballs are caused by friction as an ...
More than 200 sightings were sent to the American Meteor Society, and a Georgia resident reported a rock falling through a ...
The object, identified as a fireball, "exploded 27 miles above West Forest, Georgia, unleashing an energy of about 20 tons of TNT," per CBS News.
In the middle of the day, a spectacular fireball flashed over the southeastern United States and disintegrated with a loud ...
Most sightings of the streak of light and fireball came from Georgia and South ... allowing many to see the meteor falling.
A meteoroid is a space rock, often from a comet or asteroid that’s floating through space. A meteor is a bright streak of ...
Mercer University physics and astronomy professor Matthew Marone says the sighting is not uncommon, and it's likely connected to the annual Bootid meteor shower.
The object, identified as a fireball, "exploded 27 miles above West Forest, Georgia, unleashing an energy of about 20 tons of TNT," per CBS News.
ATLANTA — A rarely seen daytime fireball that may have been dropped by a meteor was spotted across the Southeastern U.S. on Thursday, creating a sonic boom that blared through the region.
A rarely seen daytime fireball that may have been dropped by a meteor was spotted across the Southeast on Thursday — creating a sonic boom that blared through the region.