Wednesday, July 2, 2025–11:20 a.m.

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Last Thursday, a number of people in Georgia reported seeing a fireball in the sky, which turned out to be a meteor that shattered into pieces.

One piece slammed into the roof of a home in Henry County.

Another piece of the meteorite will soon be on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville.

“It was seen over several states, and it burst up in the atmosphere,” said Tellus Science Museum astronomer Karisa Zdanky, speaking to WBHF Radio in Cartersville. “It was going about 30,000 miles per hour, which is about 40 times the speed of sound. That’s why so many people heard the sonic boom. When it broke up, they said it was equal to the energy of about 20 tons of TNT.”

According to Zdanky, there are still meteorite hunters out there looking for pieces. The piece that is at Tellus was found in McDonough.

“It happened pretty close to home, and we have a really good relationship with the Meteorite Association of Georgia,” she said. “We got in contact with them, and they got us in contact with one of the meteorite hunters. We spoke with him, and he was able to get that piece into our hands. It will be on display. We are looking to have it out by the end of the summer, which would be in time for our temporary exhibit, Journey into Space. So if you wanted to come out in October and check out both of those, it would be a great time.”

For more information, you can visit tellusmuseum.org.