A 3-foot-wide meteor weighing about a ton broke through the Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday and exploded with the force of 26 tons of TNT. A piece of the space rock crashed into a home.

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.

Residents across a vast area of Northeast Ohio feared an earthquake, some thought it was a plane crash, others an explosion early Tuesday as the ground shook and people heard a massive "boom" from Painesville to Canton,

The chances of the Mid-Atlantic being struck by a meteorite are slim, but you can still track meteors and meteorite showers in the Delaware Valley.

The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best and most reliable of the year. It is expected to peak between Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, in 2025. Viewers can see up to 120 colorful meteors per hour under ideal dark-sky conditions.

In Avon, Ohio, police said Tuesday that they had been "inundated" with calls about an explosion heard across the city.

Read the latest update: 7-ton asteroid: Meteor spotted across much of U.S. broke apart over Greater Cleveland CLEVELAND, Ohio — Experts say a suspected meteor behind Tuesday morning’s boom over Northeast Ohio would have burned up in the atmosphere,

Unlike most meteor showers, the Quadrantids originate from an asteroid rather than a comet. The shower's peak activity only lasts a few hours, making it more difficult to spot than other showers. In 2026, a full moon will make it very difficult to see the ...

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Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week. (AP video shot by Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)