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Meteor Activity Outlook for March 14-20, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 13, 2026 -

Karl Hovekamp captured this multi-bursting fireball on October 31, 2025, at 02:36 CET (01:36 UT) from Neuenkirchen, Germany. © Karl Hovekamp During this…

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 7-13, 2026

Wil McReynolds captured this green fireball on October 29, 2025, at 23:14 EDT (03:14 UT on Oct. 30) from Meaford, Ontario,…

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 6, 2026 - 5

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 28 – March 6, 2026

Erik Fraser captured this monster fireball on October 17, 2025, at 23:26 EDT (03:26 UT on Oct. 18) from Woodstock New…

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 27, 2026 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 21-27, 2026

Cynthia Nichols captured this fireball on February 7, 2025, at 05:56 MST (12:56 UT) from Santa Cruz de los Zacatitos, Baja California…

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 20, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 14-20, 2026

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on October 16, 2025, at 04:23 EDT (08:23 UT) from…

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 13, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 7-13, 2026

Kevin Freitas shared this photo of a brilliant fireball through clouds on October 11, 2025, at 01:20 PDT (08:20 UT) from…

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 6, 2026 - 3

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 31-February 6, 2026

Mark Bannister captured this brilliant fireball on October 7, 2025, at 03:25 BST (02:25 UT) from Oxshott, Surrey, Great Britain.…

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 30, 2026 - 1

Latest Major Fireball Events

Everyday, we receive reports about fireballs from all around the world. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events (with at least 30 reports):

10Mar 113 reports CT, DC, DE, MA...
10Mar 117 reports
9Mar 34 reports CA
8Mar 278 reports CT, DC, IN, MA...
8Mar 3212 reports
5Mar 91 reports

4Mar 62 reports
2Mar 58 reports AR, LA, MS & TX
2Mar 59 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
1Mar 84 reports
27Feb 32 reports CT, DC, DE, MD...
25Feb 64 reports

25Feb 37 reports
24Feb 85 reports
20Feb 41 reports
18Feb 31 reports AR, KS, OK & TX
15Feb 85 reports IA, IL, IN, MI...
13Feb 126 reports AZ, CA & NV

12Feb 129 reports
10Feb 164 reports IL, IN, KY, OH...
10Feb 73 reports
7Feb 62 reports GA, KY, MD, NC...
5Feb 45 reports CO, ID, UT & WY
5Feb 37 reports

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 212 reports about fireballs seen over CT, TX, VA, FL, AZ, WA, MD, CA, HI, NV, PA, OK, MI, TN, WV, NC, SC, KY, MO, OH, IL, MN, DE, GA, AL, NY, NJ, IA, ND, MS, LA, WI, UT, IN and Minnesota.

We are also currently investigating 381 reports from Austria, Belgium, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba , Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Ecuador, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, India, Italy, Morocco, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey and Taiwan.

Meteor Showers Visual Report

You can now contribute to the VMDB (Visual Meteor Database) project by sending your visual reports to the International Meteor Organization or send them via email to the AMS.

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 24-30, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 23, 2026 -

Lonnie Lankford captured this bright meteor on January 20, 2026, at 02:00 EST from Remsen, New York, USA while photographing…

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 17-23, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 16, 2026 -

Daniel Bush captured this long fireball on October 5, 2025, at 01:41 CDT from Albany, Missouri, USA. He also mentions…

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 10-16, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 9, 2026 -

Trisha Field captured this impressive fireball through clouds while photographing an aurora display at 01:47 CDT (06:47 UT) on October…

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 3-9, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 2, 2026 -

Tadas Janušonis captured this imoressive fireball through hazy skies at 02:00 EEST on September 22, 2025, from Vabalninkas, Lithuania. ©Tadas…

Viewing the 2026 Quadrantid Meteor Shower

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 27, 2025 -

Heather Wendelboe processed this composite photograph of Quadrantid meteors from exposures taken on the morning of 3 January 2021, from…

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 27, 2025 – January 2, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 26, 2025 - 1

Daniel Bush captured this intensely bright fireball through clouds at 5:59 CDT (10:55 UT) on September 14, 2025, from Albany,…

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