A meteor caused a loud boom heard across the Ohio Valley on March 17, but a meteor strike in the mid-Atlantic seems unlikely.

Residents in Northeast Cleveland heard a loud explosion the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2026. So, was it an actual meteor?

A loud explosive noise heard across Cleveland, Ohio, has unsettled the whole country. Here's what it actually was:

MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on Thursday, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth this week after a dazzling fireball that was seen from hundreds of miles away.

At last, a reason to visit Ohio. Meteorite hunters are descending on the Buckeye State after a huge meteor streaked across the sky and rained down interplanetary fragments. The space rock — a six-foot-wide,

SYDNEY, AU / ACCESS Newswire / March 16, 2026 / When an asteroid slams into Earth, where does the debris land? Fragments of every size, shape, and density scatter across vast distances - and predicting where they end up is a problem that has vexed scientists for decades.

There's some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. At one point, Asteroid 2024 YR4 was considered to be the most dangerous asteroid

Though the meteor occurred during the daylight hours, it was bright enough to be seen for about 5½ seconds. Tens of thousands of people across northern Ohio heard a loud boom, an