fireball
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The strongest transverse acceleration consistently points outward and appears near the outer boundary of the fireball.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
The shower is also famous for its bright "fireball" meteors.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
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
Wart-face’s nostrils quivered as he prepared to vent the inhaled fireball.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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
Those June meteors are rarely visible unless they produce exceptionally bright fireballs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025
Sometimes meteors can even appear brighter than the planet Venus – these are called fireballs, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
These fireballs were brujas on their way to their meeting places.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
