• Public meteorite hunt after large fireball streaks over New Zealand

    A very bright fireball was seen over Otago and Canterbury, New Zealand at 08:04 UTC (21:04 LT) on March 13, 2024. Analysis shows that some 0.5 km (1.1 pounds) of the object survived the entry and ended up scattered on the ground in MacKenzie Country. A public search for meteorites is scheduled for March 21.

  • Bright fireball over Pennsylvania, U.S.

    A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Pennsylvania, U.S. at around 23:48 UTC on February 21, 2024. Hundreds of people reported the event despite significant cloud cover.

  • Very bright fireball explodes over Nuremberg, Germany

    A very bright meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over southern Germany at 20:45 UTC on June 26, 2023. The event lasted a couple of seconds before the object disintegrated in a bright flash of light.