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Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 16, 2025 -

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

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

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 6-12, 2025

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

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 5, 2025 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 29 – December 5, 2025

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

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 28, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 22-28, 2025

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

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 21, 2025 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for 15-21 November 2025

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

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 15, 2025 - 1

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):

15Dec 96 reports
12Dec 32 reports AL, FL, GA, MS...
9Dec 228 reports CO, KS, LA, NM...
8Dec 405 reports
7Dec 72 reports CT, DC, DE, KS...
7Dec 89 reports IL, IN, MI & WI

6Dec 137 reports GA, IA, MI, MN...
5Dec 47 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
24Nov 81 reports
23Nov 47 reports IN, MI, OH & WI
22Nov 39 reports CA, NV & OR

18Nov 31 reports
16Nov 40 reports IN, KY, MD, MI...
15Nov 110 reports AL, AR, FL, GA...
14Nov 72 reports AZ, CA & NM
14Nov 52 reports
13Nov 35 reports AZ, CA, NM, NV...

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 489 reports about fireballs seen over WA, VA, MT, FL, AZ, NC, TX, IL, CO, ID, MN, MI, IN, NE, LA, CA, IA, MO, WI, KY, UT, NY, SC, OR, AR, WY, OK, GA, MD, TN, AL, OH, NJ, HI, MS, CT, KS, MA, PA and Illinois.

We are also currently investigating 233 reports from United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, U.S. Virgin Islands and South Africa.

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 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,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 25-31, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 25, 2025 - 1

Bertalan Kecskés captured this colorful fireball alongside the Milky Way on August 12, 2024, at 23:14 CEST (21:14 UT )…

Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 18, 2025 - 5

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks October 21–23, 2025 Best viewing under moonless skies from 1 a.m. to dawn Each October, Earth…

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 18-24, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 17, 2025 -

Mark Kirschner captured this bright fireball through high altitude wildfire smoke on August 5, 2025, at 03:28 EDT (07:39 UT…

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 11-17, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 10, 2025 -

Cullen Brown captured this bright fireball through high clouds on July 31, 2025, at 04:39 CDT (09:39 UT ) from…

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