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Cell phone videos shared by gobsmacked earthlings show what appeared to be a massive shooting star that broke into a cluster of smaller fireballs as the satellite disintegrated.
A fireball was seen hurtling over Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona early Thursday, April 27, and videos show it exploded into multiple pieces before vanishing in the dark.
A large fireball lit up the skies over large portions the U.S. and Canada Monday evening. The American Meteor Society reported 436 sightings of the fireball, which was seen from northern Michigan ...
On February 9, 1913, a significant meteoric phenomenon was reported from locations across Canada, the northeastern United States, Bermuda, and from many ships at sea as far south as Brazil, giving a total recorded ground track of over 11,000 km (7,000 miles), and becoming known as the Great Meteor Procession of 1913.
NASA has a fireball tracking network, using 17 cameras designed to detect them over the contiguous United States. The specialized black and white cameras have lenses capable of capturing the ...
The 1860 Great Meteor procession occurred on July 20, 1860. It was an extremely rare meteoric phenomenon reported from locations across the United States. [1] [2]American landscape painter Frederic Church saw and painted a spectacular string of fireball meteors across the Catskill evening sky, an extremely rare Earth-grazing meteor procession.
A fireball was spotted Friday lighting up the California sky, according to the American Meteor Society. It was also seen in Arizona and Nevada. What was that fireball blazing across the Southern ...
A gigantic meteor was seen approaching from the east. A brilliant flash of light, thunder, and an earthquake lasting three minutes were reported. Damage to property over a large area as well as to telegraph, telephone and electrical systems. [17] 1927, Jul 13: United States: Illinois