Meteor streaks across Ohio sky, NASA confirms
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NASA says meteor that lit up Vancouver sky was travelling 100 times speed of sound
VANCOUVER — A meteor that NASA says soared across the night sky above Metro Vancouver at about 100 times the speed of sound set off a fireball, a sonic boom and an explosive response online.
WASHINGTON — One of the best and brightest celestial displays of the year is about to peak this weekend. The Geminids, an annual meteor shower that takes the spotlight around mid-December, is set to peak late Saturday, Dec. 13, into Sunday morning, Dec. 14.
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)
NASA has confirmed the loud, booming sound heard near Cleveland on Tuesday morning was caused by an asteroid - which was approximately six feet in diameter and weighed roughly seven tons. According to the National Weather Service,