fireball
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As this nuclear fireball grows, it mixes with the surrounding atmosphere, cools, and eventually condenses into tiny solid particles that become nuclear fallout.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
By daylight, a massive fireball was filmed erupting near a cluster of high-rise residential buildings, sending a mushroom-shaped column of smoke rising above the city skyline.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
When it does, the agency expects to lose communication for about six minutes as the Orion capsule holding the astronauts is enveloped in a fireball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
"We've still got two more days, and riding a fireball through the atmosphere is profound as well."
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
“As we stood at attention for the count, the horizon gradually reddened and the top of the sun’s fireball slowly appeared,” said Arnold.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Witnesses described seeing "green orbs, discs and fireballs" dating as far back as 1948, the files show.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Distinctive features of the Lyrids are their colours and brightness - along with exceptionally bright fireballs from time to time, outshining the planet Venus.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Video images of the fireballs circled the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Frantic, he helped his parents hoist his six younger siblings over a backyard fence as fireballs of ignited crude descended around their home, just across the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Except her eyes are like crackling fireballs of rage.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
