Bright Fireball Lights North Carolina Skies
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A bright fireball illuminated skies over parts of North Carolina and Tennessee on Thursday night, traveling at about forty‑seven thousand miles per hour, NASA reported. The meteor first appeared roughly fifty miles above Robbinsville, North Carolina, before moving westward into southern Tennessee and dissipating near East Ridge, close to Chattanooga. NASA’s sky cameras captured the event, allowing scientists to analyze footage from stations in Cartersville, Georgia; Huntsville, Alabama; Tullahoma, Tennessee; and a site near the Tennessee‑North Carolina border. The object was determined to be a small asteroid fragment, measuring two inches in diameter and weighing six ounces. Witnesses posted numerous photographs on social media within hours of the sighting.
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- On August 20 2025 A bright fireball lit up skies over Japan last night.
- On Thursday night a meteor streaked across North Carolina skies
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