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.

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

Thousands of people across eastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania heard a loud boom that NASA said was caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere on Tuesday, March 17.Dashcam footage from Matthew

What happened with the meteor that flew over Ohio and other parts of the U.S.? See videos of the moment and hear what it was like.

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,

A streaking fireball that detonated with the force of 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows in Northeast Ohio this week has some search for small, extraterrestrial fragments.

NASA confirmed a loud boom in Cleveland was a meteor from an asteroid that broke apart over Ohio and Pennsylvania, with fragments landing in Medina County.

The Tar Heel State's own most recent meteor event was only a few years ago. Here's everything to know.

A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ball-size hole through the building's roof.

Meteorite hunters believe they have found several fragments of the fireball meteor that exploded over Ohio. Here's how meteorites are confirmed.