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
It was undergoing a ground test in Cape Canaveral, Florida in preparation of an upcoming flight when it blew up in a massive fireball, sending shockwaves throughout the space industry.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
By daylight, a massive fireball was filmed erupting near a cluster of high-rise residential buildings, sending a mushroom-shaped column of smoke rising above the city skyline.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Crews on the ground will monitor the Artemis II capsule and send those test pilots precise speeds and coordinates to hit as they follow the fireball in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
The remnants of that fireball, the cosmic background radiation, emanating from all parts of the sky can be detected by radio telescopes today.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Larger incoming objects, such as boulder sized rocks that create especially bright flashes, are known as bolides or fireballs.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Video images of the fireballs circled the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Elsewhere in Scotland, Stonehaven's Hogmanay fireballs event will be go ahead, with about 10,000 people expected to attend.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Sometimes meteors can even appear brighter than the planet Venus – these are called fireballs, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
The monsters’ siege tower was still hurling explosive green fireballs into the streets.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
