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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 February 28 – March 6, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 27, 2026 -

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

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 21-27, 2026

Cynthia Nichols captured this fireball on February 7, 2025, at 05:56 MST (12:56 UT) from Santa Cruz de los Zacatitos, Baja California…

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 20, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 14-20, 2026

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on October 16, 2025, at 04:23 EDT (08:23 UT) from…

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 13, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 7-13, 2026

Kevin Freitas shared this photo of a brilliant fireball through clouds on October 11, 2025, at 01:20 PDT (08:20 UT) from…

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 6, 2026 - 3

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 31-February 6, 2026

Mark Bannister captured this brilliant fireball on October 7, 2025, at 03:25 BST (02:25 UT) from Oxshott, Surrey, Great Britain.…

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 30, 2026 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 24-30, 2026

Lonnie Lankford captured this bright meteor on January 20, 2026, at 02:00 EST from Remsen, New York, USA while photographing…

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 23, 2026 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 17-23, 2026

Daniel Bush captured this long fireball on October 5, 2025, at 01:41 CDT from Albany, Missouri, USA. He also mentions…

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 16, 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):

  • 24Feb 64 reports
  • 20Feb 41 reports
  • 18Feb 31 reports AR, KS, OK & TX
  • 15Feb 85 reports IA, IL, IN, MI...
  • 13Feb 126 reports AZ, CA & NV
  • 12Feb 129 reports
  • 10Feb 163 reports IL, IN, KY, OH...
  • 10Feb 73 reports
  • 7Feb 61 reports GA, KY, MD, NC...
  • 5Feb 45 reports CO, ID, UT & WY
  • 5Feb 37 reports
  • 2Feb 87 reports FL & GA
  • 2Feb 31 reports AL, GA, NC, SC...
  • 31Jan 52 reports FL & GA
  • 30Jan 35 reports
  • 28Jan 54 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
  • 24Jan 82 reports IA, IL, MN & WI
  • 22Jan 41 reports
  • 19Jan 39 reports
  • 17Jan 91 reports CA, NV, OR & WA
  • 16Jan 35 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
  • 15Jan 84 reports AZ & CA
  • 14Jan 61 reports
  • 10Jan 55 reports CA

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 81 reports about fireballs seen over MI, VA, IA, NY, OK, OR, TX, CA, AZ, MN, CO, UT, AK, IN, IL, NV, MD, PA, DC, RI, CT, AR, AL and Pennsylvania.

We are also currently investigating 161 reports from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Turkey and South Africa.

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Meteor Activity Outlook for January 10-16, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 9, 2026 -

Trisha Field captured this impressive fireball through clouds while photographing an aurora display at 01:47 CDT (06:47 UT) on October…

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 3-9, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 2, 2026 -

Tadas Janušonis captured this imoressive fireball through hazy skies at 02:00 EEST on September 22, 2025, from Vabalninkas, Lithuania. ©Tadas…

Viewing the 2026 Quadrantid Meteor Shower

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 27, 2025 -

Heather Wendelboe processed this composite photograph of Quadrantid meteors from exposures taken on the morning of 3 January 2021, from…

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 27, 2025 – January 2, 2026

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 26, 2025 - 1

Daniel Bush captured this intensely bright fireball through clouds at 5:59 CDT (10:55 UT) on September 14, 2025, from Albany,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 20-26, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 19, 2025 - 1

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

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 16, 2025 - 1

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

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Active Meteor Showers

No major meteor shower is currently active but wait for the next one: the Lyrids!

Lyrids

active from April 14th to April 30th

The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors…

Peak Night: Apr 21-22, 2026 The moon will be 27% full.

Meteor Shower Calendar 2026

Major Showers to come

  • Lyrids from April 14th to April 30th
  • eta Aquariids from April 19th to May 28th
  • Southern delta Aquariids from July 12th to August 23rd

Meteor Shower Calendar 2026

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