A meteorite lit up the skies of WA overnight slamming through the Earth’s atmosphere at 34km per second.
A meteorite has been captured lighting up skies over Western Australia on "as a fist-sized chunk of space rock slammed" into the Earth's atmosphere at 34km per second, according to the Perth Observatory.
An observatory spokesman said the meteorite was a leftover fragile cometary fragment made up of icy, dusty debris from the early stages of the solar system.
"When these objects enter Earth's atmosphere, they are called meteors," a spokesman said on social media.
"If they're especially bright, like this one, they're often referred to as fireballs."
We received 38 reports about a fireball seen over Drenthe, England, Friesland, Groningen, Hessen, Limburg, Niedersachsen, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schleswig-Holstein, Vlaanderen, Zeeland and Zuid-Holland on Friday, August 1st 2025 around 20:32 UT.
A fireball meteor and loud explosion were seen in the skies over several provinces in Thailand, causing concern among local residents.
A fireball streaked across the night sky, accompanied by a loud explosion, over several provinces of Thailand early Monday morning, causing confusion and concern among residents.
The Thai Astronomical Society reported that the fireball was observed just after midnight, with sightings reported in many parts of the Northeast and in some central provinces.
The fireball was described as exceptionally bright and accompanied by a loud "boom".
Recordings of the event, both still photos and video, spread quickly on social media. The sudden flash and the noise led to speculation whether it was related to the border clashes with Cambodia, maybe a drone incursion.
According to astronomers, the fireball was caused by a meteorite entering the Earth's atmosphere at a height of 80 to 120 kilometres.
The astronomical society said such events are natural and happen often.
The bright fireball in this video was recorded on July 30, at 5:31 local time (equivalent to 3:31 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle that hit the atmosphere at about 220,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Córdoba (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 120 km over Nueva-Carteya (province of Córdoba), moved southwest, and ended at a height of around 71 km over Puente-Genil (province of Córdoba).
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, Sierra Nevada, and La Sagra (Granada). 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: SWEMN20250730_033148.
This bolide was spotted from Spain on July 30, at 6:16 local time (equivalent to 4:16 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from Comet 169P/NEAT (= 2002 EX12) that hit the atmosphere at about 88,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Ciudad Real (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 101 km over Mestanza (province of Ciudad Real), moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 68 km over Alhambra (province of Ciudad Real).
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, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), and Sevilla. 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: SWEMN20250730_041611.
This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on July 28, at 23:38 local time (equivalent to 21:38 universal time). 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 Comet 169P/NEAT (= 2002 EX12) that hit the atmosphere at about 88,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Albacete (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 101 km over Nava de Arriba (province of Albacete), moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 75 km over Vandelaras de Abajo (province of Albacete).
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, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), and Sevilla. 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: SWEMN20250728_213840.
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