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<\/p>\nA possible meteorite crashed into a Houston area house on Saturday night, tearing through the roof and two stories of the home, officials said.<\/p>\n
Ponderosa Fire Chief Fred Windisch told CBS News that what “appears to be a meteorite” crashed through a woman’s house, landing in the kitchen. Windisch said the meteorite was a little bigger than his hand. Ponderosa Forest is a suburb in north Houston.<\/p>\n
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A possible meteorite that landed in a home in the Houston, Texas, neighborhood of Ponderosa Forest on March 21, 2026. \/ Credit: Ponderosa Fire Department<\/p>\n
NASA said in a social media post<\/a> that the meteor became visible at 49 miles above Stagecoach, northwest of Houston, at 4:40 p.m. local time. The meteor moved southeast at 35,000 miles per hour, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel, just west of Cypress Station, NASA said.<\/p>\n “The fragmentation of the meteor – which weighed about a ton with a diameter of 3 feet – created a pressure wave that caused booms heard by some in the area,” NASA said in the post.<\/p>\n Across the Houston area, residents described hearing a low, rumbling sound that many compared to thunder, even though the skies were clear, according to CBS affiliate KHOU<\/a>.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, an asteroid<\/a> weighing about 7 tons and traveling at 45,000 mph traveled over multiple states.<\/p>\n And last June, a bright meteor\u00a0was seen across the southeastern U.S.<\/a>\u00a0and exploded over Georgia, creating similar booms heard by residents in the area.<\/p>\n From the archives: Day 1 of the Iraq War<\/a><\/p>\n Couple sees rolled-up carpet removed from home as neighbor disappears<\/a><\/p>\n