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Green Fireball Illuminates Southern U.S. Amid Meteor Shower
10/17/2025
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Story summary
- On October 14, 2025, a green fireball lit southern United States at 3:11 a.m. EDT, observed in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.
- The fireball is linked to Southern Taurid meteor shower, which peaks in October and early November.
- Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society says the fireball is typical.
- Fragments from such meteors are fragile and unlikely to reach the ground.
- More bright meteors are expected as the shower continues.
