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Stunning meteor fireball over southern Spain (May 15)

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The superb fireball in this video was recorded on May 15, at 2:12 local time (equivalent to 0:12 universal time).

It was brighter than the full Moon. The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.

The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 106,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. It began at an altitude of about 98 km over the Mediterranean Sea, moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 39 km over El Almendral (province of Granada).

This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Sevilla, Otura (Granada), and Mazagón (Huelva). The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). Its code in the SWEMN database is: SWEMN20260515_001248.


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Meteor fireball over Germany on May 14

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We received 6 reports about a fireball seen over Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg and Thüringen on Thursday, May 14th 2026 around 21:12 UT.

For this event, we received one video and 2 photos.


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Traffic camera captures 'spectacular' meteor fireball breaking up over Tasmania, Australia on May 10

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Meteor flash lights up night sky over Launceston
The bright flash and trail of a meteor across the night sky was seen across Tasmania on Sunday.

A traffic camera from Launceston, in the state's north, captured the event just before 9:30pm. The bright light was also seen in southern parts of Tasmania.

"The object flashed a few times as it was coming down, almost certainly because it was breaking up and the light sort of came and went and left a bit of a trail," said Martin George, the principal astronomer of the Ulverstone Planetarium at Hive Tasmania.

"This is very typical of an object burning up in the atmosphere, a natural object."


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People Are Seeing More Fireballs; Astronomers Can't Explain It...

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Just as it faces an annual hurricane season and tornado season, North America is also experiencing an annual "fireball season," according to NASA.

"From February through April, the appearance rate of these very bright meteors can increase by as much as 10 percent to 30 percent, especially around the weeks of the March equinox," NASA explained in a statement in late March.

"Exactly why is not known. Some astronomers think the Earth passes through more large debris at this time of year, causing an uptick in fireball sightings."

But the relatively regular peak season appears to have been unusually active this year.

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Meteor fireball over Arizona and 2 other states on May 9

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We received 10 reports about a fireball seen over AZ, CA and NV on Saturday, May 9th 2026 around 07:46 UT.

For this event, we received 3 videos and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over Colorado on May 9

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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over CO on Saturday, May 9th 2026 around 04:03 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball flashes across Puerto Rican sky on May 5

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A fireball was seen streaking across the sky in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, May 5.

This footage captured by Frankie Lucena shows the bright meteor over Cabo Rojo.

Lucena said that the fireball was part of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which peaked on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. Credit: Frankie Lucena via Storyful


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Meteor fireball over New Brunswick and Québec, Canada on May 8

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We received 4 reports about a fireball seen over New Brunswick and Québec on Friday, May 8th 2026 around 03:21 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Indiana and 7 other states on May 4

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We received 46 reports about a fireball seen over IA, IL, IN, MN, MO, NE, SD and WI on Monday, May 4th 2026 around 02:18 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over British Columbia, Oregon and Washington on April 29

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We received 135 reports about a fireball seen over British Columbia, OR and WA on Wednesday, April 29th 2026 around 07:11 UT.

For this event, we received 15 videos.