A bright green fireball was visible in parts of the Pacific Northwest as it beamed across the sky. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry describes a fireball as a particularly bright meteor that can be seen up to 80 miles above the Earth.

It happened Saturday, March 21, at 4:39 p.m. Central Time when the meteor slammed into Earth’s atmosphere. It first became visible about 49 miles above Stagecoach, Texas, northwest of Houston. Traveling roughly 35,000 miles per hour, the space rock streaked southeast across the sky.

A meteor exploded over Houston, lighting up the sky and causing loud booms across the area. NASA confirms the fireball as similar sightings are reported nationwide.

A 7-ton meteor that sped across the Cleveland sky at 45,000 miles per hour on Tuesday broke apart in a thunderous boom that startled residents who feared an explosion.

A meteor explosion in Northeast Ohio has sparked a surge of visitors to Medina County, boosting local businesses as people flock to search for meteorites.

The National Weather Service has said the latest imaging suggests "the boom was a result of a meteor."

Learn how a fast-moving meteor exploded over Texas and where NASA says fragments may have landed near Houston.

The explosion produced a loud booming noise and even shook the ground.

A fiery streak across the sky and a loud boom greeted many residents of northeast Ohio on the morning of March 17. The rare celestial spectacle, which took place a little before 9 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

A meteor explosion over Northeast Ohio dazzled residents and scattered fragments, sparking a hunt for meteorite pieces in Medina County.