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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 ...
How do I know if I found a meteorite?
Unusual shape: iron-nickel meteorites are rarely rounded. Instead, they have an irregular shape with unusual pits like finger ...
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 ...
Mystery streaking fireball reported from Florida, several states. Where it landed
People from North Florida to North Carolina reported a bright streak and fireball across the sky Thursday. Here's what to ...
The New York Sun10h
Meteorite Zooms Across Skies in Southern United States Before Exploding in Midair With Force of 20 Tons of TNT
Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3h
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 ...
Rare 'bolide' fireball falls from sky, sightings reported across southeastern US
Reports of a "fireball" sighting from the sky on Thursday afternoon have come in from across the broader southeast U.S.
What did you see falling through the sky? A meteor or meteorite?
A meteoroid is a piece of rock that’s broken off an asteroid or comet in outer space. But once it enters the Earth’s ...
Meteorite-common amino acid induces formation of nanocavities in clay mineral, hinting at life's origins
Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay ...