
NASA Identifies Bright Fireball Over North Carolina and Tennessee as Small Asteroid Fragment
What happened
A brilliant fireball that illuminated the night sky over North Carolina and Tennessee was identified by NASA as a tiny asteroid fragment burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
How coverage differs
Both outlets cover the same technical details provided by NASA, though Now14 uses a more sensational headline referencing an 'unbelievable detail' and mentions the altitude of disintegration.
Original reports
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Now 14 RightSecularNeutralכדור אש עצום האיר את שמי ארה"ב – נאס"א חשפה פרט בלתי נתפס Enormous Fireball Lit Up the US Sky – NASA Revealed an Unbelievable Detail
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JDN RightHarediNeutralכדור אש בוהק האיר את שמי ארה"ב: נאס"א חשפה כי מדובר ברסיס אסטרואיד Bright fireball illuminated US skies: NASA revealed it was an asteroid fragment
