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Fireball seen as meteorite streaks through sky over Georgia and South Carolina

The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South Carolina.

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Did a meteorite slam into a Georgia house? Video, what to know about mysterious fireball

Remnants of a cosmic 'fireball' object witnessed soaring across Georgia may have broken off and plummeted through the roof of a home south of Atlanta.

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Fireball spotted over Southeast US may have been caused by meteor

A rarely seen daytime fireball that may have been dropped by a meteor was spotted across the Southeast on Thursday — creating a sonic boom that blared through the region.

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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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Meteorite hunters searching for fragments in Henry County

After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, people in the area are hoping to find a fragment on the ...

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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 ...