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Meteor Activity Outlook for May 9-15, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - May 9, 2026 -

Nicolas Rossetto captured this flaring fireball on November 11, 2025 at 23:07 CET (22:07 UT) from Jouhe, France. © Nicolas Rossetto…

Meteor Activity Outlook for May 2-8, 2026

Veteran astrophotographer Wade Earle captured this earthgrazing Geminid fireball on December 13, 2025, at 5:38pm PST (01:38 UT on Dec…

by Robert Lunsford - May 1, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 25 – May 1, 2026

Michel Deconinck drew this watercolor of a brilliant multi-bursting sporadic fireball that occurred on November 7, 2025, at 02:16 CET…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 25, 2026 -

Viewing the Lyrids in 2026

This Stellarium illustration shows the location of the Lyrid radiant on the morning of April 22nd and the surrounding constellations.…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 20, 2026 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 18-24, 2026

Tobias Felber captured this brilliant multi-flaring fireball on November 11, 2025, at 02:16 CET (01:16 UT) from Glashütte, Sachsen, Germany.…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 18, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 11-17, 2026

Sandra Hunt captured this brilliant flaring fireball using a GoPro Hero 9 camera on nightlapse video mode on November 4, 2025, at…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 11, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 4-10, 2026

Daniel Bush captured this fireball just above the horizon on November 5, 2025, at 01:13 CDT from Albany, Missouri, USA.…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 4, 2026 -

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):

9May 37 reports AL, IN, KY, MO...
6May 37 reports ID, NV & UT
3May 46 reports IA, IL, MN & WI
3May 48 reports IA, IL, IN, MN...
1May 207 reports
29Apr 156 reports OR & WA

27Apr 32 reports
24Apr 360 reports
23Apr 32 reports CO, ID, NE, OR...
22Apr 30 reports AR, IL, IN & MO
21Apr 32 reports
19Apr 806 reports

14Apr 89 reports DE, FL, GA, MD...
13Apr 30 reports
13Apr 38 reports
13Apr 240 reports UT
10Apr 54 reports IA, IL, IN, MI...
8Apr 39 reports CO, MT, NE, SD...

7Apr 36 reports
7Apr 55 reports
7Apr 288 reports CT, DE, MD, NJ...
5Apr 90 reports
4Apr 169 reports
3Apr 48 reports

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 3 reports about fireballs seen over TX, AZ and TN.

We are also currently investigating 1 reports from New Zealand.

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 March 28-April 3, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 29, 2026 -

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on November 1, 2025, at 20:29 EDT (00:29 UT on…

Has Something Changed in the Near-Earth Meteoroid Environment?

by Mike Hankey - Mar 25, 2026 - 23

Yesterday I spent the day working with Claude AI (Opus 4.5) to dig into the AMS fireball database going back…

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 21-27, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 20, 2026 -

Cullen Brown captured this multi-bursting fireball on October 31, 2025, at 20:03 CDT (01:03 UT on Nov. 1st) from Canyon Lake,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 14-20, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 13, 2026 - 1

Karl Hovekamp captured this multi-bursting fireball on October 31, 2025, at 02:36 CET (01:36 UT) from Neuenkirchen, Germany. © Karl Hovekamp During this…

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 7-13, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 6, 2026 - 6

Wil McReynolds captured this green fireball on October 29, 2025, at 23:14 EDT (03:14 UT on Oct. 30) from Meaford, Ontario,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 28 – March 6, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 27, 2026 - 1

Erik Fraser captured this monster fireball on October 17, 2025, at 23:26 EDT (03:26 UT on Oct. 18) from Woodstock New…

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