Category: Fireballs

This video shows a stunning bolide recorded over Spain on October 7, at 7:24 local time (equivalent to 5:24 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet...

This video shows a bright bolide recorded on October 6, at 5:36 local time (equivalent to 3:36 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 90,000 km/h. The...

The fireball in this video was recorded on October 4, at 20:48 local time (equivalent to 18:48 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who...

Abstract: A daytime fireball was observed simultaneously at three sites on August 4, 2024 at 3h18m11s UTC by SonotaCo Network in Japan. Orbital calculations determined that it was a sporadic meteor, but the parent body candidate...

The impressive fireball in this video was recorded over Spain on September 15, at 23:06 local time (equivalent to 21:06 universal time). It was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social...

The object coded CAQTDL2 was discovered by the Mt Lemmon Survey G96 observatory, with a diameter of less than 3 meters and predicted to enter the atmosphere at 16h39m±15m UT in the north of the Philippines. This asteroid RW1...

Stunning fireball over south of Spain (Aug. 21) This stunning bolide was spotted from Spain on August 21, at 22:33 local time (equivalent to 20:33 universal time). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual...

Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: The 18 May 2024 superbolide over the Iberian Peninsula: USG space sensors and ground-based independent observations This article has been...