Aurora & Meteors

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Cullen Brown captured this bright fireball through high clouds on July 31, 2025, at 04:39 CDT (09:39 UT ) from Canyon Lake, Texas, USA. ©Cullen Brown During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday October 13th. On that date the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: October 10, 2025, 5:38 pm
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Scott Stevens captured this bright fireball on July 28, 2025, at 04:06 MDT (10:06 UT ) from Crestone, Colorado, USA. ©Scott Stevens During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday October 7th. On that date the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. The…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: October 3, 2025, 6:01 pm
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Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball on July 25, 2025, at 20:51 EDT (00:51 UT on July 26th ) from North Branford, Connecticut, USA. ©Mark Kirschner Meteor activity increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active all month long and there are also many minor showers to be seen. Both…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: September 26, 2025, 7:46 pm
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Tobias Felber captured this brilliant fireball on July 24, 2025, at 01:28 CEST (23:28 UT on July 23rd ) from Glashütte, Germany. This could have been an early Perseid. ©Tobias Felber During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Sunday September 21st. On that date the moon will be located near the sun and…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: September 19, 2025, 10:35 pm
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Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on July 19, 2025, at 01:20 EDT (05:20 UT ) from North Branford, Connecticut, USA. The secondary streak to the left of the fireball is a camera artifact due to the extreme brightness of this object. ©Mark Kirschner During this period, the moon reaches its last…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: September 14, 2025, 1:00 am
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Yuma Croteau captured this fireball through clouds on July 8, 2025, at 00:17 EDT (04:17 UT) from Bethel, Maine, USA. Most times clouds are a hindrance to fireballs, but in this case the dark clouds hiding the moon certainly adds to the beauty of the scene. ©Yuma Croteau During this period, the moon reaches its full phase…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: September 6, 2025, 10:00 pm
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David Dering Meisel Ph. D. 1940-2025 The meteor astronomy community will be sad to learn that David Dering Meisel, Ph.D., Emeritus Executive Director of the American Meteor Society passed away on August 25, 2025. David began as an amateur meteor observer. He witnessed the 1946 Draconid outburst and it was an experience that propelled him…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: August 28, 2025, 8:19 pm
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Cullen Brown captured this fireball through clouds on July 31, 2025, at 04:39 CDT (09:39 UT) from Canyon Lake, Texas, USA. He mentioned that “This fireball was bright enough to be detected by the geostationary lightning mapper on GOES-19”. ©Cullen Brown September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: August 28, 2025, 7:28 pm
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Martin Collins captured this fantastic fireball on July 3, 2025, at 00:50 BST (23:50 UT on July 2) from Onich, Scotland. The initial burst is far brighter than the full moon. Also notice the secondary bust which would have made a fine fireball too! ©Martin Collins During this period, the moon reaches its new phase…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: August 21, 2025, 11:30 pm
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Cédric Humbert captured this bursting fireball on June 20, 2025, at 01:57 CEST (23:57 UT on June 19) from Saxon-Sion, France. ©Cédric Humbert During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday August 16th. On Friday night August 15th the half-illuminated moon will rise between 22 and 23 local summer time (LST). Moonlight…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: August 15, 2025, 7:04 pm
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Paul Dibben captured this colorful fireball on June 2, 2025, at 23:26 BST (22:26 UT) from Sherborne, England. ©Paul Dibben During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday August 9th. It will be difficult to view meteor activity this weekend with the bright moon above the horizon all night long. Later in the period…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: August 8, 2025, 8:22 pm
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Comet Dust Each July and August the Earth encounters debris left behind from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This comet has an orbit of 133 years and last entered the inner solar system in 1992. Even though the comet now lies in the outer portions of the solar system, far away from Earth, we still encounter debris that…
Author: Robert Lunsford
Posted: August 6, 2025, 12:11 am

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Fireball observed in skies over western Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Newsnhk.or.jp... of light falling from the sky on Tuesday night. One expert says it was an exceptionally bright meteor known as a fireball.Fireball meteor lights Japan's sky up in blue, caught on camera | WATCH - Hindustan TimesHindustan TimesA fireball meteor tore through the Earth's atmosphere and
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 20, 2025, 4:14 am
Fireball meteor lights Japan's sky up in blue, caught on camera | WATCH - Hindustan TimesHindustan TimesA fireball meteor tore through the Earth's atmosphere and lit up the sky with bright blue light in Japan's Kyushu and Shikoku, with Fukuoka Airport's ..Outer space exploration at your fingertips - Brief - University of MinnesotaBrief - University of MinnesotaMason
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 19, 2025, 7:37 pm
Watch: Early-morning sky turns neon blue as meteor explodes over Canada - MSNMSNDashcam footage caught the moment a falling meteor exploded over Calgary, Alberta, in Canada on Wednesday morning.A beautiful but tragic meteorite exploded in the sky over Australia - Zamin.uz, 18.08.2025Zamin.uzResidents of the central part of Victoria, Australia, reported seeing a large
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 18, 2025, 5:54 pm
When a giant asteroid hit Siberia and destroyed 80 million trees: All about the Tunguska eventWIONThey documented downed trees and scoured for meteorite fragments, none were found. The pattern of destruction, however, made the blast's epicentre ...When a 20-meter meteor exploded over Russia and injured thousands: All about the ... - WIONWIONWhen a 20-meter meteor&
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 17, 2025, 10:52 pm
METEOR REPORTS of a bright long-track meteor being seen across Missouri, Oklahoma ...FacebookPerseids meteor shower is still active until around the 23rd or so, so def look up. 2 hrs. 6.Meteor caught on camera over Arkansas. Thanks, Abby Joyner for sharing. - InstagramInstagramMeteor streaks across the sky and it was seen over several states, including Arkansas.
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 17, 2025, 9:59 am
Bright Fireball Seen Breaking Up Above Oregon Coast to Washington, California, MontanaOregon Coast Beach Connection... meteor cannot be ruled out. ... Reports like these are valuable to help determine reports of the fireball or meteor, and perhaps meteorite fragments if ...2025 The TWELFTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 16, 2025, 10:00 am
Bright Fireball Seen Breaking Up Above Oregon Coast to Washington, California, MontanaOregon Coast Beach Connection... meteor cannot be ruled out. ... Reports like these are valuable to help determine reports of the fireball or meteor, and perhaps meteorite fragments if ...2025 The TWELFTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 15, 2025, 10:03 am
Suspected meteorite hits Massachusetts home. Scientist says "it looks pretty convincing"CBS NewsA Massachusetts couple suspects their home was hit by a meteorite. Late last week, Jim Dolan was sitting upstairs reading in his Gloucester ...Rock that hit Massachusetts home believed to be meteorite - YouTubeYouTubeA scientist believes the rock that crashed into a home
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 14, 2025, 10:06 am
Auction of world's largest Mars meteorite sparks ownership debate - Phys.orgPhys.orgThe recent auction of a Martian meteorite—for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York—has sparked questions over its provenance and ...Fireball seen in SC was older than Earth. Why didn't NASA spot it? - Greenville OnlineGreenville OnlineAdditional pieces of the meteorite&nbsp
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 13, 2025, 10:14 am
Mars Meteorite Found in Niger Sells for $4.3M in New York, Sparking Legal Battle - TekediaTekediaWeighing 24.7 kilograms (54 pounds), it is the largest known Martian meteorite ever discovered on Earth. To put that into perspective, out of the ...Niger investigates how Mars meteorite that landed in Sahara has been sold privately in New YorkMorning StarMeteorite&
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 12, 2025, 10:21 am
Mars rock found in Niger sells for millions in New York - now the country wants answers - BBCBBCProf Paul Sereno says down the phone line from Chicago. He makes no effort to disguise his anger that a rare meteorite from Mars discovered two years ...A meteorite crashed into a Georgia home. Scientists say it's older than the Earth itselfThe IndependentFragments of the 
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 10, 2025, 10:21 am
Chinese scientists create meteorite diamond in laboratory breakthroughSouth China Morning PostThe first hexagonal-structured diamond was discovered in 1967 within the Canyon Diablo meteorite that hit Arizona 49,000 years ago. It was widely ...A fiery meteor that punched through a Georgia home's roof is older than Earth, a scientist saysAP NewsA scientist says
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 9, 2025, 10:25 am
Meteorite slams into Earth's atmosphere at 34km per second above Western AustraliaNews.com.auA meteorite has been captured lighting up skies over Western Australia on “as a fist-sized chunk of space rock slammed” into the Earth's ..Meteorite lights up Perth skies | The ChronicleThe ChronicleA meteorite lit up the skies of WA overnight slamming through the
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 8, 2025, 10:28 am
Perth Observatory's Matt Wood confirms stony iron Meteorite lit up sky across WA on ... - PerthNowPerthNowA meteorite travelled through the atmosphere just after 9.30pm. Matt Woods, from the Perth Observatory, said the meteor was travelling anywhere ...Decoding Space Rocks with AI: The Meteorite Breakthrough - Securities.ioSecurities.ioA meteorite is
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 7, 2025, 9:33 am
Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study findsSpaceCase in point: the discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. The ...2025 The TWELFTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 6, 2025, 9:30 am
Fireball lights up night sky over several provinces - Bangkok PostBangkok PostAccording to astronomers, the fireball was caused by a meteorite entering the Earth's atmosphere at a height of 80 to 120 kilometres. The intense ...Rare green fireball illuminates Thai night sky, nickel content suspected - MSNMSN... Fireball. The distinct green light
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 5, 2025, 9:22 am
Rare Green Fireball Illuminates Thai Night Sky, Nickel Content Suspected - Nation ThailandNation ThailandThai Astronomical Society confirms 'exceptionally bright' meteor, offering insights into its vivid hue.- NOTE- Color DOES NOT INDICATE NICKLE- poor reporting. Additional note- The newspaper ran a photo of the Sun and not that of a meteor. LMHRare green fireball 
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 4, 2025, 9:07 am
What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?Anne J, Manning, The Haravrd Gazette, October 21, 2024https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/10/what-happened-when-a-meteorite-the-size-of-four-mount-everests-hit-earth/The open access paper is:Drabon, N., Knoll, A.H., Lowe, D.R., and Mucciarone,
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: October 22, 2024, 3:41 pm
Kamil Crater, Egypt, "Strip-mined" and Destroyed by Meteorite Criminals 13OCT2024by Paul V. Heinrich https://theepistlesofpaul.blogspot.com/Imagery of Kamil impact crater showing the extent of destruction as of 2023 and near intact crater in 2020.©2024 Google Earth CNES/AirbusClick on image to enlarge.I was looking at Wikipedia at the write up about the Kamil Crater at 22° 1'5.89"N latitude
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: October 13, 2024, 4:00 pm
by Evgeniy TrofimovAttention Philippines 9th Earth impactor on its way to Northern Philippines! Freshly discovered in the first hours of September 4th by the Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96), part of Catalina Sky Survey, Asteroid 2024 RW1, CAQDTL2, is a small asteroid (around 1 m dimensions) coming from the main asteroid belt. But what’s exceptional with it, is that its orbit will soon bring it into
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 4, 2024, 8:00 pm
Meteorite unveiling to be livestreamed tomorrow by Rhodes University | News24News24The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth's atmosphere over the Eastern Cape has captured significant public interest in recent weeks. Kirkwood, SA meteor/ite event 25AUG2024- LMHeNCA Business | Gqeberha meteorite sighting sparks insurance revieweNCAThe University of the Witwatersrand's School of Geosciences
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 2, 2024, 10:32 pm
SA's meteorite hunters on that flash in the Eastern Cape sky - Daily MaverickDaily MaverickMetallic meteorites are quite distinctive and can be large, weighing many kilograms to tens of kilos, but very rare. Meteorite. Dr Leo Vonopartis of ...September issue of eMetN Meteor Journal onlineeMetN Meteor JournaleMetN Meteor Journal is available without membership requirements. You can help to promote
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 2, 2024, 4:30 am
Over 100 reports of a dazzling fireball over Tennessee and North Carolina early FridayWCYBNASA also says it is likely there are meteorites on the ground in the Spruce Pine, Ingalls, Altapass area. Planetary Scientist Marc Fries in ...Meteor Seen in High Country with Fragments Possibly Landing in Avery County Amid Loud .High Country PressA meteorite is a fragment of a meteoroid, which is a small
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: September 1, 2024, 1:43 am
TN NC VA Meteor 30AUG2024 //   Ingalls North Carolina Meteorite Fall 30AUG2024Pieces of meteorite may have fallen in Spruce Pine area, NASA seeks informationWataugaOnline.comOfficials with NASA are seeking information regarding the meteorite spotted across the High County during the overnight. Lauri Miller, with the ...Pieces of meteorite may have fallen in Spruce Pine area, NASA &
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 31, 2024, 1:30 am
Ingalls, North Carolina Meteorite Fall 30AUG2024 01:14 CDT (GMT-4)  05:14 UTC w/ Videos and Radar Map of Debris Field-  MeteorRATS Scramble! Rocks on the ground!Doppler Radar Map of Meteor Debris Entry From Ingalls, NC 30AUG2024 Event (c( 2024 Mark FriesClick on image to Enlarge.(c( 2024 Mark FriesClick on image to Enlarge.Here’s data from the Ingalls, NC meteorite fall from 1:14
Author: Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Posted: August 29, 2024, 4:41 pm
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