fireball
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To investigate these processes, the team used a plasma flow reactor designed to mimic part of the environment inside a nuclear fireball.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket unleashed a massive fireball into the sky as it exploded during a test on Thursday, in the latest blow to billionaire Jeff Bezos's space ambitions.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Footage from the scene shows a fireball at the refinery, with thick smoke billowing out across the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
She said: "Based on the fireball trajectory, the event occurred over the North Sea so, sadly, we do not expect any recoverable meteorites."
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
“I can be a weapon,” said Emma, and she clapped her hands and drew them apart again, an impressive fireball roaring to life between them.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Most of us have seen photos of the first atomic blasts—the ever-expanding mushroom clouds, the fireballs, the vast devastation—that would end World War II and forever change our lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Witnesses described seeing "green orbs, discs and fireballs" dating as far back as 1948, the files show.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Video images of the fireballs circled the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Daytime fireballs also occur, but they must be extremely bright to be visible against sunlight.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025
Not nukes, not fireballs, and not magic missiles.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
