What happened with the meteor that flew over Ohio and other parts of the U.S.? See videos of the moment and hear what it was like.

A meteor traveling at more than 40,000 miles per hour entered Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday morning, startling residents across parts of the northeast. NASA confirmed the meteor was responsible for a loud boom heard across Ohio.

Rocks from outer space are constantly hurtling toward Earth, slamming into the atmosphere and often exploding into fireballs that both delight and alarm people.

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Thousands of people across eastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania heard a loud boom that NASA said was caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere on Tuesday, March 17.Dashcam footage from Matthew

A suspected meteor that fell from the sky over the Cleveland area shook homes and startled residents who heard a boom that some compared to an explosion.

A meteor falling from the sky was responsible for a loud boom heard on March 17 heard throughout multiple states in the eastern part of the United States, reports the National Weather Service. "It shook my whole house,

A meteor that fell over the Cleveland area on Tuesday shook homes and startled residents, who heard a sonic boom that some compared to an explosion