Very bright fireball seen from Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and California, over 200 reports filed
A very bright fireball lit up the skies over the western United States at 05:46 UTC on September 24, 2024, and was seen from California to Washington.
Very bright fireball illuminates night sky over Iraq
The Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology confirmed on Saturday, September 7, 2024, that the mysterious bright light seen over the skies of Iraq on Friday, September 6 was caused by a meteor burning up in the atmosphere, denying the earlier speculation that it might have been earthquake lightning.
Scientists reveal meteorite fragments of rare daylight fireball over Eastern Cape, South Africa
Wits University scientists revealed fragments of a rare daylight fireball seen on August 25, 2024, over the Eastern Cape, South Africa. These meteorites were found in the town of Nqweba by a 9-year-old girl Elize du Toit.
ISS astronaut captures bright green meteor exploding over Cairo, Egypt
On September 2, 2024, at 20:12 UTC, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission, recorded a beautiful timelapse footage of a dazzling green meteor explosion. The event was captured from the International Space Station (ISS) as it entered Earth’s atmosphere over Cairo, Egypt.
Asteroid 2024 RW1 impacts Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines – 9th predicted Earth impactor in history
A small asteroid detected by the Mt. Lemmon Survey in Arizona, U.S. at 05:43 UTC today, September 4, 2024, is expected to harmlessly impact Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines at around 16:39 UTC. The object is designated as asteroid 2024 RW1.
Very bright fireball over Tennessee and North Carolina produces energy of 10 tons of TNT upon breakup
A very bright fireball was sighted over multiple U.S. states, including North Carolina and Tennessee, at around 05:15 UTC (00:15 LT) on Friday, August 30, 2024. The object broke up above the town of Altapass, North Carolina, producing energy equivalent to 10 tons of TNT. It is likely that meteorites have fallen in the Spruce Pine, Ingalls, and Altapass area.
Rare daylight fireball over Eastern Cape, South Africa, explosions heard over 200 km (120 miles) away
An amazing dayling fireball was seen and heard over Eastern Cape, South Africa on Sunday, August 25, 2024. Initially thought of as space junk, it was later confirmed to be a car-sized meteor that entered the atmosphere between 06:30 and 07:00 UTC (08:30 and 09:00 LT). Reports of the following sonic boom were heard more than 200 km (124 miles) away from the site of the original sighting.
Bright fireball over Michigan — third in the U.S. within 24 hours
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Michigan at around 04:15 UTC on August 23, 2024 (23:15 LT, August 22), and was witnessed by residents across the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and New York, along with those in Ontario, Canada.
Bright daylight fireball over Wisconsin, U.S.
A bright daylight fireball streaked across the sky over Wisconsin at around 11:13 UTC (06:13 CDT) on August 23, 2024, capturing the attention of many people. The event took place some 10 hours after a very bright fireball exploded over Kentucky.
Very bright fireball explodes over Kentucky
A very bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Kentucky at 01:43 UTC on Friday, August 23, 2024 (21:43 LT, August 22). The breakup unleashed an energy of about 10 tons of TNT, which generated a pressure wave that traveled to the ground.
