fireballs

Space Force is Releasing Decades of Tracking Data on a Thousand Bright Meteor Fireballs

When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere at a very high speed it heats up. This heating up produces a…

3 years ago

Camelopardalid Meteor Shower Skimpy but Sweet

So how were the 'Cams' by you? Based on a few reports via e-mail and my own vigil of two…

11 years ago

Dashcams, Tweets Show Bright Daytime Fireball Over Ontario, Canada on May 4

A rare daylight meteor streaked across the skies over southern Ontario, Canada and the U.S. Northeast during the afternoon of…

11 years ago

Recent UK Fireball Could Not Have “Skipped” Around the World, New Analysis Says

The meteoroid seen over the UK on September 21, 2012 has created quite a sensation – make that a several…

12 years ago

Fireball Over California Exploded with Force of 5 Kilotons

[/caption] A daytime fireball over the skies of central/northern California on Sunday morning, April 22, 2012 caused a loud explosion…

13 years ago

Spring Fireballs

For reasons yet unknown, the rate of midnight fireballs increases during the weeks around the vernal equinox. It's a beautiful…

14 years ago

Meteorite Recovered from April 14 Fireball

[/caption] Via the Astro Bob and Rocks From Space websites comes news that the first meteorite has been recovered from…

15 years ago

Huge Fireball Seen Over 7 Midwest US States

Lots of buzz this morning about a huge fireball seen late April 14, 2010 over at least seven midwestern US…

15 years ago