Meteor streaks above St. Louis. 'Fireball' seen over Wentzville
3 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"Meteor streaks above St. Louis. 'Fireball' seen over Wentzville" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include KFVS12, Yahoo and West Kentucky Star. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 2d ago.
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Coverage (3)
- American Meteor Society describes fireball seen in Heartland sky as an abnormally large meteor KFVS12 · 45d ago
- Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video) Yahoo · 45d ago
- Hundreds watch green fireball streak across the Midsouth West Kentucky Star · 45d ago
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