Texas meteor confirmed by NASA to have broken apart over Houston

Texas meteor streaked across the skies over Houston on March 22, 2026, and was confirmed by NASA to be a meteor that likely disintegrated in the atmosphere, officials said in a report published March 23, 2026.

A bright fireball was observed Saturday afternoon above Texas before investigators identified the phenomenon. NASA issued a confirmation that the object was a meteoroid which probably fragmented over the Houston area, based on the agency's tracking and analysis of the event.

The sighting drew attention across the region on March 22; NASA’s statement characterized the event as a fireball that likely broke apart while passing through the atmosphere. No additional details about ground impacts or related damage were included in the confirmation distributed March 23, 2026.