If you looked up at the sky over Houston on March 21, you might’ve seen something unforgettable: a bright streak, maybe even a flash.
Now, if you didn’t see it, maybe you heard and felt it. a quick sonic boom rattled homes across southeast Texas.
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As we now know, it wasn’t just a shooting star, it was a bolide!
A bolide is a supercharged meteor—bigger, brighter, and comes with an explosion that can lead to an audible sound—yes, the kind that people reported hearing across Houston Saturday.
When can you spot meteor again?
While meteors enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day, they rarely turn into bolides. It may be a while before Space City sees or hear something like this again, but you can also get a peek into space throughout the year.
Houston can look up to the sky on April 21 for the Lyrid meteor shower. It won’t bring a bang, but it will bring 10-18 meteors per hour and maybe a few bright fireballs.