Sci & Tech● Low30m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 2:28 PM
Fireball traveling 47,000 mph spotted over North Carolina, Tennessee
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
A bright fireball was spotted in skies over North Carolina and Tennessee, zooming by at 47,000 mph before disintegrating above a city near Chattanooga, NASA said.
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