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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 to the annual Bootid meteor shower.
The Western Journal on MSN35m
Meteor Streaks Across Daytime Sky in Southeast States, Sparks Search After Breaking Up Over US
Residents of the Southeastern U.S. got a rare look this week at a visitor from outer space when a meteor streaking across the daytime sky caused a spectacle visible from North Carolina to Alabama.
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 ...
Space.com on MSN1d
Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia
A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia ...
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 ...
Fox Weather on MSN1d
Fireball meteor believed to have crashed into Georgia home after sending shockwaves across Southeast
A possible bright fireball shot across the Southeast sky on Thursday afternoon startling anyone who heard or felt it, ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution17h
Meteor over Georgia delights, intrigues scientists, space lovers
Meteor spotted over Georgia, Southeast, reports say “It’s like a miniature gold rush,” he said of the quest to find meteorites. “It’s worth more ...
Astrophysicist explains if the meteorite that landed in Georgia could be connected to the current meteor shower
"The thing is that time ranges when those meteors could occur," Moffett said. "It could be associated with that meteor shower ...