Video: Fireball streaks across the night sky in more than a dozen states
A bright meteor, described as a fireball, was spotted across over a dozen U.S. states after being captured by NASA cameras. The object disintegrated high in the atmosphere and posed no threat to the ground.
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Public interest in astronomical events often highlights the role of NASA's monitoring systems in tracking space debris.
00:10 WATCH: Dashcam captures the moment a meteor streaks across sky SEE IT: A driver in Brentwood, Tennessee, was able to capture the moment a meteor streaked across the night sky over the weekend, as the fireball was 16 times brighter than Venus.
The article is a straightforward scientific report on a natural phenomenon.
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