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Fireball Streaks Across Skies over North Carolina and Tennessee at 47,000 Mph, NASA Says
NASA said the 2-inch object weighed about 6 ounces and was tracked by four sky cameras before breaking apart over southern Tennessee.
- On Thursday, November 5, 2026, a meteor burned up over East Ridge, near Chattanooga, according to NASA. Residents across East Tennessee reported seeing a brilliant streak of light race across the evening sky.
- Astronomers use the term "fireball" to describe an especially bright meteor, which NASA confirmed was a small asteroid fragment. The object was not part of the currently active Taurid meteor shower.
- The fragment traveled at upwards of 47,000 mph and measured roughly 2 inches in diameter, weighing about 6 ounces. Just about 10 seconds passed between its first and final sighting.
- Specialized sky cameras stationed in Cartersville, Georgia, Huntsville, Alabama, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, tracked the fireball. Footage allowed the agency to analyze the meteor's path from Robbinsville, North Carolina, into Tennessee.
- While this fragment disintegrated 25 miles above East Ridge, NASA notes that some fireballs are much larger. These objects can measure three feet or bigger in size, far exceeding the small piece observed last week.
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Fireball streaks across skies over North Carolina and Tennessee at 47,000 mph, NASA says
A small asteroid fragment streaked across the sky over North Carolina and Tennessee at 47,000 mph before breaking apart, NASA says.
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A bright meteor lit up the night sky over the US state of Tennessee, leaving an unusual glowing trail. Eyewitnesses saw a fireball shimmering in several colors at once, reports the New York Post with reference to NASA.
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