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Video shows fireball meteor explode in broad daylight. How rare is this cosmic phenomenon?
Fireballs fall on the Earth every day—but the one that just streaked across the southeastern U.S. this week was unlike the ...
Fireball seen as meteorite streaks through sky over Georgia and South Carolina
The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South ...
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What's that in the sky? We're not sure, but the fireball was very bright
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 ...
Fireball seen across the southeastern US was produced by asteroidal fragment: NASA
Fireball sightings were reported in multiple states across the southeastern United States during the day on Thursday. The ...
What is a fireball, and how often does rare event occur? See known SC meteorites
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.
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Fireball and meteor: The difference, how to tell them apart
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.
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Ultra-Bright Meteor Seen in Broad Daylight, Stunning Residents Across the Southeast
More than 200 sightings were sent to the American Meteor Society, and a Georgia resident reported a rock falling through a ...
Mysterious ‘bright fireball’ streaks across sky in southeastern U.S., sparking amazement
More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern states reported witnessing a mysterious object in the sky Thursday.
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Fireball spotted over Southeast may have been caused by meteor
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.
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Georgia meteor fireball caught on camera – real or fake?
A brilliant fireball meteor streaked across southeastern US skies on Thursday, June 26, 2025, creating a spectacular daylight display that was captured on multiple cameras and detected by ...
Fireball; poop cruise; DNA and an old murder case: Down in Alabama
If you’ve been following Alabama news for a few years, you remember the poop train, a controversy in Central Alabama that ...
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Fireball spotted over Southeast US may have been caused by meteor
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.