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Piece of ‘fireball’ meteor that fell from sky over north Georgia going on display
It blasted into Earth’s atmosphere 27 miles above Georgia and was found by a meteorite hunter in Henry County.
Piece of ‘fireball’ meteor that fell from the sky over north Georgia going on display
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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 ...
Rare daytime fireball over southeast US linked to Bootid meteor shower
A rare fireball seen over the Southeast last week was tied to the annual Bootid meteor shower. Find out how you can still ...
Tellus Science Museum studying piece of meteor that fell in Georgia
Dozens of people captured the meteor falling from the sky on their cellphones last week. WRDW’s sister station got a look at ...
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Fireball seen in Houston County, Southeast last Wednesday
Did you see a quick light flash in the sky on Wednesday, June 25? According to the National Weather Service, it was a ...
Meteorite hunters chase treasures after fireball streaks across Georgia
It only took Ed Albin a few steps on Sunday to spot it as he wandered onto an empty construction site in Henry County, about ...
‘Fireball’ in sky may have crashed through home, officials say
Sonic booms were widely reported along the ground track of the fireball, NASA said. Several meteorites have reportedly been ...
VIDEO: Fireball streaks across sky in South Carolina
The National Weather Service office in Charleston, South Carolina, suggested it may have been a meteorite. Technology typically used to detect lightning picked up on a flash of light late Thursday ...
‘Scary’ Fireball Seen Shooting Across the Sky Confirmed as Meteor That Exploded with the Force of 20 Tons of TNT: See the Video
The ‘scary’ fireball that witnesses saw shooting across the sky in several U.S. states on June 26 has been identified. NASA ...
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.
Rare 'bolide' fireball falls from sky, sightings reported across Southeast U.S.
Sightings have come from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. The National Weather Service station in Charleston noted the reports, saying that "satellite-based lightning detection ...