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A meteor exploded over Pittsburgh. It was equivalent to 30 tons of TNT, NASA said.

The bolide — a meteor brighter than Venus — is believed to have weighed about 1,000 pounds and shot through the atmosphere at 45,000 mph, NASA says.

A stock photo of pieces of a meteor.
A stock photo of pieces of a meteor.Read moreCourtesy of The Field Museum