Fireball Spotted over Southeast US May Have Been Caused by Meteor, American Meteor Society Says

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 roof around the same time

‘Fireball’ in sky may have crashed through home, officials say

A "fireball" seen in the sky on Thursday may have crashed through a home, according to officials.

Doorcam Captures Shooting Meteor Exploding Into Huge Fireball Over Colorado

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What we know about the fireball seen across several states Thursday

A meteor possibly traveling at speeds of up to 40,000 mph lit up the sky across multiple states. A South Carolina expert explains why it was so widely seen.

Fireball over southeastern US may be meteor or space junk, officials say

A bright object streaked through the sky over parts of the southeastern United States on Thursday, June 26, as onlookers watched, wondering what it might be. As investigations continue, astronomers believe the fireball was likely a meteor or space junk, with most reported sightings in Georgia and South Carolina around 12:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Peachtree City, Georgia. Rock crashes through ceiling At th…

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

The inner solar system is a lot calmer than it was 4 billion years ago, during what’s known as the heavy bombardment period. Over the course of that violent stretch, which lasted about 500 million years, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and the moon were regularly pounded by asteroids, meteors, and other cosmic ordnance, many of the objects as big as the six-mile-wide rock that wiped out the dinosaurs. Things have gotten a lot quieter since then, bu…