Houston Meteor Boom Explained
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Did you see, hear, or feel it? We’re seeing reports on social media and getting calls into our newsroom about a loud boom this afternoon.
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Meteor traveling 35,000 mph explodes over Texas, possibly striking a Houston house
Learn how a fast-moving meteor exploded over Texas and where NASA says fragments may have landed near Houston.
Last week, a 17,000-pound meteor produced a loud “boom” in Northeast Ohio. The “large explosion” caused homes and businesses to shake, according to Nexstar’s WJW. While meteors are common, experts say the one Ohio witnesses was a less-common bolide.
Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week.
NASA has confirmed a fireball meteor exploded over Ohio on March 17, with meteorites possibly hitting Medina County. Check out the videos.
The explosion produced a loud booming noise and even shook the ground.
Residents across northeastern Ohio received a rude—or at least extremely unexpected—wake-up call this morning. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the loud boom experienced across the region around 9 a.
The National Weather Service has said the latest imaging suggests "the boom was a result of a meteor."