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A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky at the Mont-Tendre near Montricher in the Jura, north of Geneva, late August 12, 2009. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth ...
A cluster of fireballs streaked across the Southern sky Saturday night, leaving witnesses dazzled and alarmed — especially in light of reports of mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and ...
Twin meteor showers will peak just a week apart this month, with the first celestial display taking place on Monday night.. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith on the night of 4-5 ...
A bolide: a very bright meteor of an apparent magnitude of −14 or brighter. Fireball over the Bering Sea viewed from space (18 December 2018) The following is a list of bolides and fireballs seen on Earth in recent times. These are small asteroids (known as meteoroids) that regularly impact the Earth.
The meteor society keeps a list of upcoming large meteor showers, including the peak viewing days and moonlight conditions. The next major meteor shower will be the Orionids, peaking in mid-October.
On the evening of December 9, 1965, a large, brilliant fireball was seen in at least six U.S. states and Ontario, Canada as it streaked over the Detroit, Michigan–Windsor, Ontario area. Reports of hot metal debris over Michigan and northern Ohio, [3] grass fires, [4] and sonic booms in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area were attributed to the ...
Around midnight on March 26, 2003, a bright orange fireball was spotted in the sky which was visible across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio. Soon after, reports of falling debris were recorded near the village of Park Forest, Illinois. At least two houses in Park Forest were struck, as well as the fire station.
"The Tennessee fireball was caused by a 2-inch chunk of an asteroid moving at 46,300 miles per hour; the Michigan fireball was produced by a piece of a comet over 2 feet across, probably weighing ...