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A bright fireball that was spotted Saturday afternoon in the skies over southeastern Texas was confirmed to be a meteor that likely broke apart over the Houston area, according to NASA.

Eyewitness accounts in the greater Houston area — including footage from a doorbell camera, a car’s dashboard camera and video captured during a Little League baseball game — showed a fiery ball of light streaking across clear, blue skies. NASA said the meteor event occurred at 4:40 p.m. local time, first visible in Stagecoach, northwest of Houston.

“It moved southeast at 35,000 mph, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel, just west of Cypress Station,” the agency wrote in a post on X.

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[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 1 points 2 hours ago

But no word on why the meteor was naked?

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Could this be the beginning the great meteor of 2028 coming to save America?

[–] errer@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Nah, that would mean my prayers are actually being answered

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago

Meteor for Prez 2028!

Couldn't possibly be more destructive!

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 16 hours ago

It just looked like a rock, and ain’t no rocks got no business falling out of the sky

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

~~Any idea if it was big enough to hunt for pieces?~~

Read the article. Lol. Never mind.