A planetary scientist shared new insights into the meteorite that crashed into a Georgia home in June. Speaking with Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer, R. Scott Harris, a planetary geologist, gave new ...

Harris dates the origins of that larger asteroid to around 4.56 billion years ago, which would make the fragment of meteorite that landed in the McDonough home older than Earth itself.

NASA later confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that it was likely a meteor going more than 30,000 miles per hour. Emergency management officials say a meteorite hit a Henry County home, crashing ...

A bright fireball that lit up the sky over North Georgia on June 26, 2025, has been confirmed by NASA as a meteor. The dazzling event captured the attention of people across the southeastern U.S ...

Several meteorites have reportedly been found by people in McDonough, Georgia, indicating the meteor broke into numerous pieces. There is a difference between a meteor and a meteorite.

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, people in the area are hoping to find a fragment on the ground. Channel 2’s Audrey Washington caught ...

Several meteorites have reportedly been found by people in McDonough, Georgia, indicating the meteor broke into numerous pieces. There is a difference between a meteor and a meteorite. A meteor is a ...

The odds of a meteorite striking a home are astronomically low—estimated at roughly one in 840 million. For perspective, a person is about 50,000 times more likely to be struck by lightning.