Meteor Causes Loud Boom Across Ohio
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The Betsa family joined dozens at River Styx Park hunting for meteorites after NASA identified the area as the likely landing zone for fragments from Tuesday's fireball over Northeast Ohio.
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Rare 'daytime fireball' creates powerful sonic boom as 7-ton smeteor explodes above eastern US
A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a rare "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT,
A meteor streaked over Northeast Ohio Tuesday morning, causing a loud boom. Experts say some fragments may have reached the ground.
A 7-ton meteor that sped across the Cleveland sky at 45,000 miles per hour on Tuesday broke apart in a thunderous boom that startled residents who feared an explosion.
A meteor explosion over Northeast Ohio dazzled residents and scattered fragments, sparking a hunt for meteorite pieces in Medina County.
Skies across Northeast Ohio lit up with a fireball Tuesday morning, caused by an asteroid weighing about seven tons.
The asteroid unleashed an energy of 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented over Ohio, causing the booms and explosive noises heard as far as New York, officials said.