US EditionWhat Was the Fireball in Sky over CSRA? We Now Have Clear Answers
- A bright fireball streaked across the Southeastern U.S. sky on Thursday afternoon, observed from multiple states including South Carolina and Georgia.
- The fireball resulted from a fragment of an asteroid about 3 feet in diameter that broke at 30,000 mph roughly 27 miles above Newton County, Georgia.
- Residents and drivers captured videos and photos of the fireball, and one rock reportedly crashed through a Henry County home's roof, prompting emergency responders to investigate.
- NASA confirmed the meteor caused the event, which released energy comparable to 20 tons of TNT and produced a sonic boom recorded on seismographs.
- This occurrence highlights the rare visibility of daytime fireballs and the resulting ground impact risks from meteors entering Earth's atmosphere.
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Fireball seen in sky along North Carolina-Virginia border
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY/WJBF) — Social media lit up Thursday afternoon with reports of a fireball streaking across the sky. The fireball was spotted along the southeast U.S., including near the border of Virginia and North Carolina, around noon. The NOAA Satellites account on the social media platform X noted that its satellite lightning detectors can sometimes pick up these bright meteors, which are known as bolides. They posted a GIF image that …
Supreme Court cases, fireball in the sky & more: What’s trending today
Here’s a look at some of the top stories trending online today, June 27. They include the latest news on the remaining cases the Supreme Court will rule on today, a fireball that light up the sky in the Southeastern U.S. and much more.
What was that ball of fire in the sky in southern Virginia?
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Those in Brunswick County or nearby areas might have seen what looked like a ball of fire sailing through the sky Thursday morning -- but what was it? The morning of Thursday, June 26, numerous eyewitnesses across southern Virginia and other surrounding states reported a bright light plunging toward the earth at a high rate of speed, according to NASA. NASA's meteor camera also detected the object, which has been …
Fireball flies across southeastern skies; satellite images indicate sighting in Virginia
A fireball was spotted over areas of the Southeastern United States on Thursday.The American Meteor Society said it looks to be a "daytime fireball" that caused a sonic boom, typically occurring when a meteorite drops a fireball, but not always.A driver in Lexington County, South Carolina, captured a video of the fireball on her dashcam. She said she saw a big flash in the sky come down and then disappear, almost like a firework.The National Wea…
Reports of fireball in sky along the Virginia/North Carolina border
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY/WJBF) - Social media lit up Thursday afternoon with reports of a fireball streaking across the sky. The fireball was spotted along the southeast U.S., including near the border of Virginia and North Carolina, around noon. The NOAA Satellites account on the social media platform X noted that its satellite lightning detectors can sometimes pick up these bright meteors, which are known as bolides. They posted a gif image that …
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