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You saw something bright and fast? Like a huge shooting star? Report it: it may be a fireball.

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Meteor Activity Outlook for December 20-26, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 19, 2025 -

Kevin Kelm captured this intensely bright fireball at 4:55 MDT (10:55 UT) on September 14, 2025, from Escalante, Utah, USA.…

Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2025

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

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 16, 2025 -

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

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):

  • 20Dec 52 reports
  • 15Dec 116 reports
  • 14Dec 32 reports FL & GA
  • 14Dec 229 reports AL, AR, IA, IL...
  • 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 90 reports IL, IN, MI & WI
  • 6Dec 137 reports GA, IA, MI, MN...
  • 5Dec 48 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...

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 127 reports about fireballs seen over GA, WI, NC, MN, PA, NJ, OH, ME, VA, MI, MO, CO, KS, FL, WY, MA, NH, AZ, MD, HI, NY, RI, CT, WV, TX, OK, CA, IN, Georgia and South Carolina.

We are also currently investigating 39 reports from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Guatemala, Italy, Namibia, Netherlands, Sweden and South Africa.

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Meteor Activity Outlook for 15-21 November 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 15, 2025 - 1

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

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…

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Active Meteor Showers

Ursids

active from December 17th to December 26th

The Ursids are often neglected due to the fact it peaks just before Christmas and the rates are much less than the Geminds, which peaks just a week before the Ursids. Observers will normally see 5-10 Ursids…

Peak Night: Dec 21-22, 2025 The moon will be 3% full.

Meteor Shower Calendar 2025

Major Showers to come

  • Quadrantids from December 28th to January 12th
  • Lyrids from April 14th to April 30th
  • eta Aquariids from April 19th to May 28th

Meteor Shower Calendar 2025

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