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A fragment that appears to be a meteorite crashed into a Ponderosa Forest home near Houston on March 21, 2026, after a larger meteor fragmented over the area, officials and NASA said.

A suspected meteorite struck a house in Ponderosa Forest north of Houston on March 21, 2026.
NASA tracked the meteor visible at 49 miles altitude at 4:40 p.m. local time and said it broke apart 29 miles above Bammel.
NASA estimated the original meteor weighed about one ton, measured roughly 3 feet across, and traveled southeast at about 35,000 miles per hour.
Fragmentation produced a pressure wave that caused loud booms and a fragment tore through the roof and two stories, landing in the kitchen, according to local fire officials.
Officials did not immediately report injuries.

Possible meteorite crashes into Houston-area home

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