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Green fireball lights up Northwest Ohio skies in latest meteor sighting
science15 days ago

Green fireball lights up Northwest Ohio skies in latest meteor sighting

A green fireball was reported over northwest Ohio at about 4:52 a.m. Thursday, with video and sightings from Fostoria, Maumee, Swanton and Perrysburg, plus reports across southern Michigan and western Pennsylvania. This marks the third meteor-related sighting in the region in a little over two weeks, following a March 17 Medina County event described by NASA as a seven-ton small asteroid and a March 24 fireball over the Great Lakes. UToledo astronomer Michael Cushing notes that tiny space rocks constantly enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up; when larger they can produce a sonic boom, though no boom was reported this time. No immediate National Weather Service update was available.)

via wtol.com|
#astronomy#fireball#meteor
Green fireball streak lights up Pacific Northwest as other meteors dazzle across the U.S.
science17 days ago

Green fireball streak lights up Pacific Northwest as other meteors dazzle across the U.S.

A bright green fireball was captured on a dashcam over southwestern Washington near Portland, lighting up the dawn sky as a meteor seen across the Pacific Northwest. The green color is typically from magnesium (nickel can contribute), and NASA notes related fireball sightings across multiple states and Ontario, with a larger Ohio meteor fragmenting and possibly reaching the ground. With more dashboard and doorbell cameras, scientists may deduce trajectory, though ground hits from fireballs are rare.

via CBS News|
#dashcam-video#green-fireball#meteor
Western skies flash again as third meteor sighting in a week
science17 days ago

Western skies flash again as third meteor sighting in a week

A bright fireball was seen around 8 p.m. PT Sunday across California, Nevada and Arizona, with hundreds reporting to the American Meteor Society (AMS) and more than 300 sightings logged. It’s the US’s third meteor sighting in a week, following earlier events in Ohio and Texas. NASA explains meteors are space rocks burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, and the next notable event is the annual Lyrid meteor shower in April.

via USA Today|
#astronomy#california#meteor
Rare Fireball Dazzles California Skies, SLO County Among Sightings
sciencespace17 days ago

Rare Fireball Dazzles California Skies, SLO County Among Sightings

A rare fireball lit up California skies Sunday night, with San Luis Obispo County observers among those viewing the event. NASA Space Alerts tracked the meteor as it sped about 35,000 mph, traveling roughly 58 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating about 29 miles above Calflax. The American Meteor Society logged more than 230 sightings across California, Arizona and Nevada, with witnesses reporting colors from blue to orange and, in some places, a faint boom accompanying the event.

via San Luis Obispo Tribune|
#california#meteor#nasa
Green Fireball Over California: Meteor Likely Hit the Night Sky South of Sacramento
science18 days ago

Green Fireball Over California: Meteor Likely Hit the Night Sky South of Sacramento

A bright green fireball streaked across central California near Sacramento, likely a meteor entering Earth’s atmosphere. The American Meteor Society logged more than 200 reports and noted possible deep-atmosphere breakup with rumbling sounds. While green hues can occur, color perception varies with lighting, and experts say this event is probably unrelated to other recent meteor sightings.

via ABC10|
#astronomy#california#fireball
Houston-area meteor shatters in the sky, triggering sonic booms, NASA says
science19 days ago

Houston-area meteor shatters in the sky, triggering sonic booms, NASA says

NASA says a bright meteor over southeastern Texas likely broke apart above the Houston area after streaking around 35,000 mph; the roughly 3-foot, one-ton rock caused sonic booms heard in the region and Doppler radar suggests meteorites may have dropped between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing, with at least one homeowner reporting a rock in her home; this comes days after a separate daytime fireball over Ohio and Pennsylvania.

via NBC News|
#houston#meteor#nasa
Meteorite allegedly crashes through Houston home after loud sky boom, resident says
us-news20 days ago

Meteorite allegedly crashes through Houston home after loud sky boom, resident says

A Houston-area woman says a football-sized meteorite crashed through her roof following a loud boom heard across the area. Witnesses described a green flash and smoke; Brenham Fire Department checked the scene but found no explosion. The American Meteor Society logged a “fireball event” over Texas with more than 100 reports, though officials have not yet validated the meteorite claim. No other damages were confirmed. Researchers are awaiting expert verification of the meteorite impact.

via New York Post|
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