US: Meteor Streaks Across Ohio Sky, Triggering Sonic Boom Felt Across Multiple States

A meteor streaked across the sky over northeastern Ohio on Tuesday, March 17, producing a thunderous sonic boom that was felt as far away as Pennsylvania, with NASA confirming the fireball was caused by a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons. The asteroid unleashed energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented, with reports of the fireball pouring in from multiple states.

Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

Philippines: Asteroid Spotted Burning Up In Sky 3

A small asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere was spotted burning up in the sky over northern Philippines early Thursday, September 5 creating a massive fireball. The asteroid named "2024 RW1" was discovered by NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey observatory in Arizona on Wednesday.

Philippines: Asteroid Spotted Burning Up In Sky 2

A small asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere was spotted burning up in the sky over northern Philippines early Thursday, September 5 creating a massive fireball. The asteroid named "2024 RW1" was discovered by NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey observatory in Arizona on Wednesday.

Philippines: Asteroid Spotted Burning Up In Sky

A small asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere was spotted burning up in the sky over northern Philippines early Thursday, September 5 creating a massive fireball. The asteroid named "2024 RW1" was discovered by NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey observatory in Arizona on Wednesday.

Hayabusa capsule from asteroid

Hayabusa capsule from asteroid

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Visitors view a small capsule at the Sagamihara City Museum in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30, 2010. The museum on the same day began exhibiting the capsule that was released from the Hayabusa unmanned space probe and retrieved in June that year after a seven-year round trip to the asteroid Itokawa. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said particles had been found in a container for asteroid surface samples inside the capsule.

Hayabusa capsule from asteroid

Hayabusa capsule from asteroid

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Visitors view a small capsule at the Sagamihara City Museum in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30, 2010. The museum on the same day began exhibiting the capsule that was released from the Hayabusa unmanned space probe and retrieved in June that year after a seven-year round trip to the asteroid Itokawa. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said particles had been found in a container for asteroid surface samples inside the capsule. (Kyodo)

Small carry-on impactor of Hayabusa2

Small carry-on impactor of Hayabusa2

Employees of Nippon Koki Co., which designed a small carry-on impactor mounted on Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe, celebrate at the company's factory in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 5, 2019, after the spacecraft ejected the impactor over the Ryugu asteroid to create an artificial crater, part of its mission 300 million kilometers from Earth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Small carry-on impactor of Hayabusa2

Small carry-on impactor of Hayabusa2

Photo taken in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 20, 2019, shows a small carry-on impactor, the same type mounted on the country's Hayabusa2 space probe. Hayabusa2 ejected the impactor April 5 in an experiment to shoot a projectile onto the Ryugu asteroid, 300 million kilometers from Earth, to create an artificial crater as part of its mission to explore the origin of life and the evolution of the solar system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hayabusa2 space mission

Hayabusa2 space mission

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency professor Takashi Kubota speaks about the Hayabusa2 space probe in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, on April 5, 2019. Hayabusa2 ejected a small impactor the same day, the first step in an experiment to shoot a projectile onto the Ryugu asteroid, 300 million kilometers from Earth, to create an artificial crater as part of its mission to explore the origin of life and the evolution of the solar system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hayabusa2 space mission

Hayabusa2 space mission

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency professor Takashi Kubota speaks about the Hayabusa2 space probe in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, on April 5, 2019. Hayabusa2 ejected a small impactor the same day, the first step in an experiment to shoot a projectile onto the Ryugu asteroid, 300 million kilometers from Earth, to create an artificial crater as part of its mission to explore the origin of life and the evolution of the solar system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo