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Has Something Changed in the Near-Earth Meteoroid Environment?

by Mike Hankey - Mar 25, 2026 -

Yesterday I spent the day working with Claude AI (Opus 4.5) to dig into the AMS fireball database going back…

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 21-27, 2026

Cullen Brown captured this multi-bursting fireball on October 31, 2025, at 20:03 CDT (01:03 UT on Nov. 1st) from Canyon Lake,…

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 20, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 14-20, 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…

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 13, 2026 - 1

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 - 1

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 -

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):

23Mar 145 reports IL, IN, MI, OH...
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23Mar 137 reports CA, NV, OR & WA
22Mar 315 reports AZ, CA & NV
21Mar 182 reports TX
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17Mar 222 reports DC, DE, IL, IN...
13Mar 38 reports
12Mar 58 reports DE, GA, MD, NC...
12Mar 92 reports KY, NC, OH, PA...
11Mar 237 reports
10Mar 122 reports CT, DC, DE, MA...

10Mar 145 reports
9Mar 35 reports CA
8Mar 282 reports CT, DC, IN, MA...
8Mar 3229 reports
5Mar 91 reports
4Mar 63 reports

2Mar 59 reports AR, LA, MS & TX
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27Feb 32 reports CT, DC, DE, MD...
25Feb 65 reports
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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 25 reports about fireballs seen over KS, CA, WI, MA, LA, TX, WA, GA, TN, IN, NM, NY and MI.

We are also currently investigating 10 reports from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, India, New Zealand and Puerto Rico.

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 February 7-13, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 6, 2026 - 3

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

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 31-February 6, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 30, 2026 - 1

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

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…

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