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
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
Victor Glover said re-entry was like riding a fireball through the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
A green fireball shoots out of his Roman candle with a muted thunk.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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
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
Distinctive features of the Lyrids are their colours and brightness - along with exceptionally bright fireballs from time to time, outshining the planet Venus.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
POP POP POP go the fireballs from the canister.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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