fireball
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That means you’ll have a higher-than-usual chance of catching a glimpse of what scientists call a fireball — which is any meteor that appears brighter than Venus in the night sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Images posted on social media showed a giant fireball near a busy road at the scene of the crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
According to an early investigation, the "RAF fireball jet was flying with its fuel cap off".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The strongest transverse acceleration consistently points outward and appears near the outer boundary of the fireball.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
A fireball hung over Elinor’s lawn, a bright, blazing globe of fire.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Southern Californian stargazers should get ready for a month packed with astronomical events, starting with fireballs and ending with a supermoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
They can often produce long glowing trails and fireballs.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
A ban on "hulla parties" -- groups deployed to drive elephants away using "fireballs" and burning stakes -- is required, it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
When she’s around, Coop lights up like the fireballs that shoot out of a Roman candle.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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