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On March 21,2026 a meteor fireball streaked over Houston, causing sonic booms and shakes across southeast Texas. NASA confirms the 1-ton rock exploded with 26 tons of TNT energy. Meanwhile, we're tracking the chance for record-breaking heat.
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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,
The explosion produced a loud booming noise and even shook the ground.
The incident was caused by a small 6ft asteroid breaking into fragments just before 9am on Tuesday over Olmsted Falls in Northeastern Ohio