A loud boom heard and felt widely across parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday was likely the result of a meteor.

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?

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.

A meteor falling from the sky was responsible for a loud boom heard on March 17 heard throughout multiple states in the eastern part of the United States, reports the National Weather Service. "It shook my whole house,

Scientists talk about Bennu with calm numbers, but behind them is a kind of fear that turns even small plans into something you hold tighter.

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

A likely meteor lit up the sky Tuesday over the Northeast. But how often do meteors actually hit the ground? (Photo: Tellus Museum)

If an object were to break into the Earth's atmosphere, it's likely to be one of two things: space junk or a rare meteorite.