VANCOUVER — A meteor that NASA says soared across the night sky above Metro Vancouver at about 100 times the speed of sound set off a fireball, a sonic boom and an explosive response online.

A possible meteor was sighted over Metro Vancouver on Tuesday night, and the accompanying soundwave sent residents scrambling to social media.

A fireball meteor exploded over Europe and scattered fragments across a German town, with one meteorite smashing through the roof of a house.

A meteorite has caused significant damage in Germany, punching a hole through the roof of a house in the town of Koblenz-Güls, following a dramatic fireball explosion visible across several European ...

British Columbians took to social media Tuesday evening to share reports of a bright fireball in the night sky over Vancouver, and a house-rattling sonic boom.