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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.

Time on MSN · 3d

Meteor Fragments Hit the Southeast U.S. Here's What to Know

The brilliant flash, which was accompanied by a sonic boom that many mistook for an earthquake, resulted in hundreds of calls and posts to the American Meteor Society (AMS), NASA’s recommended organization for reporting meteoric fireballs.

ABC · 3d

Fireball seen across the southeastern U.S. was a meteor, NASA says

NASA has now confirmed that the mysterious fireball seen across the southeast was a meteor – weighing in at a ton and unleashing energy equal to 20 tons of TNT.

1don MSN

What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?

The second is the Kuiper Belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune.But there are still many more floating around out there.Scientists estimate that roughly 44 tonnes of meteoric debris fall toward Earth every ...

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Study warns Earth's satellites are at risk if "city killer" asteroid smashes into Moon

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten ...

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Arizona health care group warns against Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association estimates nearly 20% of state Medicaid recipients could lose coverage if the ...

Astronomy professor explains 'fireball' meteor sighted in skies of Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas

Mercer University physics and astronomy professor Matthew Marone says the sighting is not uncommon, and it's likely connected ...

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Cities fight back against ‘a meteor that hasn’t quite hit yet’

In today’s edition … The Senate gets ready for a big weekend... Pritzker makes his announcement, but what’s next? ... The ...

Fireball wows observers in the South, including in North Carolina

Based on over 100 reports by observers from Ohio to Alabama to the American Meteor Society (AMS), the fireball was seen ...

3don MSN

Meteor mystery: Loud booms and fireball sightings shake Georgia, surprise residents

Reports are still developing, but many people have reported seeing something falling from the sky, noting it looked like a ...

Discover Magazine on MSN13d

Chances of City-Killer Asteroid Impacting the Moon Raised from 3.8 to 4.3 Percent

Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d

Meteor over Georgia delights, intrigues scientists, space lovers

Richard Jakiel fell in love with outer space as a kid, and his enthusiasm never waned. Now 67, the Lithia Springs man, who has taught astronomy in Cobb County high schools and at universities, plans ...

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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 ...

Atlanta News First on MSN3d

PHOTOS: Fragments from meteor show up in Henry County

Some fragments plummeted into a Henry County home, leaving behind a hole in the ceiling about the size of a golf ball and a ...

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