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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

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

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 27, 2025 -

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

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

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 26, 2025 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 20-26, 2025

Kevin Kelm captured this intensely bright fireball at 4:55 MDT (10:55 UT) on September 14, 2025, from Escalante, Utah, USA.…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 19, 2025 - 1

Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2025

Particles from periodic comet 8P/Tuttle follow the comet’s 14 year orbit around the sun and intercepts the Earth from December…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 16, 2025 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 13-19, 2025

Tobias Felber captured this fireball on August 28, 2025, at 01:49 CEST (23:49 UT on Aug 27) from Glashütte, Germany. © Tobias Felber…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 12, 2025 - 1

Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2025

Peter Slansky created this composite photo from Geminid activity captured during the 2020 display. Note that the streaks all diverge…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 6, 2025 - 3

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):

28Dec 98 reports
27Dec 307 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
27Dec 51 reports
27Dec 39 reports
24Dec 39 reports AL, GA, NC, SC...
22Dec 54 reports CT, MA, MD, NH...

20Dec 53 reports
15Dec 118 reports
14Dec 32 reports FL & GA
14Dec 231 reports AL, AR, IA, IL...
12Dec 32 reports AL, FL, GA, MS...
9Dec 229 reports CO, KS, LA, NM...

8Dec 405 reports
7Dec 72 reports CT, DC, DE, KS...
7Dec 90 reports IL, IN, MI & WI
6Dec 137 reports GA, IA, MI, MN...
5Dec 48 reports
3Dec 61 reports AZ & CA

3Dec 53 reports
3Dec 53 reports
30Nov 47 reports OR & WA
28Nov 51 reports AL, GA, IN, KY...
25Nov 34 reports TX
25Nov 100 reports

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 295 reports about fireballs seen over ID, MO, AR, TN, OK, NE, NJ, CO, MA, NY, CT, MD, NH, ME, VA, MT, WY, ND, TX, IL, KS, IN, GA, NC, WA, SC, OR, RI, AL, FL, NV, PA, MI, UT, MS, WI, IA, KY, CA, SD, OH and Virginia.

We are also currently investigating 68 reports from Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Pakistan, Turkey and Trinidad and Tobago.

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 December 6-12, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 5, 2025 - 1

Raphael Nicollerat captured this monster fireball in his all sky camera at 01:09 CEST (23:09 UT on August 25) on August…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 29 – December 5, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 28, 2025 -

Jamie McBean captured this brilliant fireball at 20:20 BST (19:20 UT) on September 14, 2025, from Heme Bay, England. ©Jamie…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 22-28, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 21, 2025 - 1

Miles Williams was photographing a graveyard illuminated by moonlight in Marfa, Texas, USA, when this impressive fireball passed through the field…

Meteor Activity Outlook for 15-21 November 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 15, 2025 - 1

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 9, 2025, at 04:10 EDT (08:10 UT) from…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 8-14, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 8, 2025 -

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 8, 2025, at 20:59 EDT (00:20 UT on…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 1-7, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 31, 2025 - 1

Kevin Freitas captured this brilliant fireball on August 8, 2025, at 22:07 PDT (5:07 UT on August 9th) from Seattle, Washington,…

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