Doorbell camera captures sonic boom created by half-ton meteor crashing in Texas

After a meteor crashed into Texas, some stunning Doorbell camera footage captured the sonic boom that swept through the state.

Doorbell footage has been a spectacular invention.

Keeping your cars safe on the driveway, telling cold-callers to take a hike, and watching the deliveryman launch your fragile parcel over the side gate, the doorbell cameras capture everything.

Oh… and capturing the moment a meteor crashed into Texas.

Doorbell footage shows the moment a meteor crashed into Texas

It’s not every day that we see meteors hurtling down to earth.

But contrary to some sci-fi fiction that depicts space rock-based armageddon, this has happened multiple times without incident.

Once, a 4.5billion-year-old meteor crashed into China, which astronomers believe was an early formation of dust particles created by the sun as the Milky Way was formed.

But it’s not the only asteroid to hit Earth, as one landed in Texas just two years ago.

Thanks to doorbell footage in Texas, footage from the moment that the meteor hit the ground has been recovered, showing a huge sonic boom.

As seen in the video at the top of this page, the sonic boom swept through Texas like a huge gust of wind, shaking trees and cars.

It certainly spooked the chicken.

In fact, it looks very similar to the earthquake that was captured in California.

What is a sonic boom, and why are we creating them?

This sonic boom has come from outer space, thanks to the alien rock. But back on Earth, we’re actively trying to create sonic booms with vehicles.

Specifically, this phenomenon is becoming a normal occurrence in the world of aviation. Why? It marks the exact moment that an airplane flies faster than the speed of sound.

This creates a massive ripple in the air; NASA recently captured the moment it happens when recording the Boom Supersonic XB-1 in action.

But the sonic boom may be something that only a handful of people will ever get to witness, especially as the manmade version is becoming ‘silent’ thanks to new airplane tech.

So, unless more asteroids – or the space-riding Tesla Roadster – come crashing down to Earth, it’s likely this moment when a meteor hit Texas was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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