{"id":353002,"date":"2026-03-22T23:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/353002\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T23:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:52:13","slug":"nasa-houston-booms-caused-by-meteor-meteorites-may-be-in-the-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/353002\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA: Houston ‘booms’ caused by meteor; meteorites may be in the area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HOUSTON – NASA now believes that a meteor was the cause of the loud “booms” heard across Houston on Saturday. They also say pieces of that meteor could still be in the area.<\/p>\n

Houston meteor suggested by NASA <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

Social media was buzzing Saturday afternoon after people in Greater Houston reported loud “booms” and houses shaking.<\/p>\n

Some speculated whether the noise came from a meteor or a sonic boom. According to NASA<\/a>, the answer is “both.”<\/p>\n

Data suggests that a meteor did fly across Texas at about 35,000 mph. The meteor is believed to have weighed about a ton with a three-foot diameter.<\/p>\n

The meteor then broke apart in the Bammel area, causing “a pressure wave that caused booms heard by some in the area.”<\/p>\n

It’s now believed that those meteorites may have fallen north of Houston, between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing.<\/p>\n

Click here for a summary of the potential meteorite falls.<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for steps on how to find meteorites.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018You could tell there\u2019s something different’ \"PREVIOUS <\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

As questions and speculations were circulating around social media on Saturday, a Houston woman called FOX 26 claiming a meteorite had crashed through her roof.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sherrie James turned to the Ponderosa Fire Department for help. Fire Captain Tyler Ellingham confirmed that he responded to James’ call, and the rock in her home was unusual.<\/p>\n

Since there was no construction or trees nearby, the fire department believes the rock is a part of the meteor that was heard around Houston.<\/p>\n

(Photos courtesy of Sherrie James) <\/p>\n

The Source: NASA and previous FOX 26 reporting.<\/p>\n

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