Are there meteor fragments nearby? What to know after recent fireball

A six-foot, six-ton asteroid passed over northeastern Ohio on March 17, bringing the possibility of fragmented pieces scattered across a wide area.

That Northeast Ohio meteor got us thinking about these 5 asteroid and comet movies

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The sonic boom of a meteor entering the atmosphere above Northeast Ohio at 8:56 a.m. Tuesday had people ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Meteor Streaked Across the Morning Sky as a Dazzling ‘Fireball’ Before Exploding With a Thunderous Boom Above Ohio

A fiery streak across the sky and a loud boom greeted many residents of northeast Ohio on the morning of March 17. The rare celestial spectacle, which took place a little before 9 A.M. Eastern ...

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week ...

7-ton asteroid: Meteor spotted across much of U.S. broke apart over Greater Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Was it thunder? A falling tree? Maybe an earthquake? Nobody was quite sure what to make of the nerve-rattling sound until the National Weather Service reported that a meteor ...
Yahoo

It May Be Safe to Nuke an Earthbound Asteroid After All, Simulation Suggests

Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert ...
CBS News

When and where to see the Quadrantids, 2024's first meteor shower

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