meteors

Meteorite Hunters Find Fragments from the Recent ‘Daytime Fireball’ in California

[/caption] Meteorite hunters have been successful in locating fragments from the huge meteor visible in the daytime skies over California…

12 years ago

Recent Fireball Seen in Brazil Was Actually Re-Entering Centaur Rocket

UPDATE: After hearing from several experts, this fireball was likely NOT a re-entering rocket body. Bob Christy from Zarya.info confirmed…

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…

12 years ago

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks April 21/22, 2012

[/caption]You can take some meteor showers to the bank, like the Leonids, Perseids and Geminids. Other showers are more spikey;…

12 years ago

Meteorite Alert! Remote Cameras Capture Slow-Moving Fireball near Toronto

[/caption] In newly released footage from the University of Western Ontario, a bright, slow-moving fireball was captured in the skies…

12 years ago

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks – November 17-19, 2011

[/caption] Are you ready for a good, predictable meteor shower? Then break out your favorite skywatching gear because the 2011…

12 years ago

Asteroid Lutetia… A Piece Of Earth?

[/caption] According to data received from ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft, ESO’s New Technology Telescope, and NASA telescopes, strange asteroid Lutetia could…

12 years ago

The Draconid Meteor Shower – A Storm is Coming!

[/caption] The Draconids are coming! Will this meteor shower produce a storm of observable meteors, or just a minor squall?…

13 years ago

April 9th Fireball

In my time watching the skies, I've seen quite a few meteors, fireballs, and bolides. The truly notable ones are…

13 years ago

Incoming! New Camera Network Tracks Fireballs

How often have you seen a meteor streak across the sky and wondered where it came from and what it…

13 years ago