Exploding meteor 'booms' over Pennsylvania on New Year's Day

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A meteor hurtling through Earth's atmosphere exploded over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day (Jan. 1).

Observations from GOES-16 shows a flash that was later determined came from an exploding meteor on Jan. 1, 2022.hurtling through Earth's atmosphere exploded over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day .

Just before 11:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 1, people in Pittsburgh heard what sounded like a loud"boom" outside. Reports described windows rattling and objects shaking in their homes, according to. The sudden blast surprised those living in the Pittsburgh area as the meteor broke up in the cloudy morning sky.

The loud bang was actually a bolide, a term for a large meteor that explodes in our atmosphere, burst apart with the energy of 30 tons of TNT detonating, according to

 

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More like; 'hey, where's your attention. Should have known. What if I'd hit the ground then exploded.'

i'm sorry WHAT?!

i was asleep when it boomed above town lmao

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