Fireballs fall on the Earth every day—but the one that just streaked across the southeastern U.S. this week was unlike the ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it found multiple bright flashes of light during the day on Thursday on its lightning flash tracker.

Officials report that the fireball may have flown at 34,000 miles per hour as it passed over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrating over Midtown Manhattan.

Reports of a daylight fireball and loud booms across New York City and New Jersey suggest a meteor entered the atmosphere above the city and traveled west at 38,000 mph, NASA says.

Officials report that the fireball may have flown at 34,000 miles per hour as it passed over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrating over Midtown Manhattan.

Daylight fireball meteor may have rattled parts of NYC and NJ, NASA says. No meteorites were produced by this event, according to the agency. By Leah Sarnoff. Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

A daylight fireball is a meteor that is bright enough to be visible during daylight hours because it's burning brighter than the sun's light as it enters the Earth's atmosphere, ...