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astronomy3 years ago•2 min saved

Dazzling Fireball Outshines Full Moon in Spectacular Video

A brilliant fireball streaked across the southeastern United States skies, captured on film by stargazers in the area. The fireball, likely a comet fragment, was around 1 foot in diameter and weighed close to 75 pounds. It entered Earth's atmosphere about 50 miles above Kentucky and traveled roughly southeast at 37,000 miles per hour before disintegrating 30 miles above Virginia. The fireball produced an explosion equivalent to around 2 tons of TNT and was 5 times brighter than the full moon. The identity of the comet responsible for the fragment remains unknown.

via Space.com|

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astronomy3 years ago•2 min saved

West Virginia Man's Fireball Sighting Confirmed by NASA

An amateur astronomer in West Virginia captured the moment a 75-pound fireball, likely a comet fragment, exploded in the early morning sky as it fell from space. The fireball, witnessed by over 70 people across nine US states, including Georgia and Ohio, generated two audible booms and broke into three distinct fragments. NASA confirmed the event and stated that the fireball traveled at 37,000 miles per hour before disintegrating 30 miles above Duffield, Virginia.

via Daily Mail|

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science3 years ago•2 min saved

NASA Unravels the Enigma of the West Virginia Sky Fireball

NASA has solved the mystery of a massive fireball that lit up the sky above West Virginia on August 2. Amateur astronomer Bill Stewart captured the explosion on video, and scientists believe it was caused by a comet fragment falling through the Earth's atmosphere. The fireball, which outshone the supermoon, generated an energy equivalent to 2 tons of TNT and caused audible booms and shaking in the region. Over 70 people reported sightings of the fireball, and there is a possibility that meteorites from the event may have survived and landed in the woods near the Kentucky-Tennessee border.

via Newsweek|

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