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Meteor fireball over northern Italy on January 5

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It appeared at a height of 71 kilometers from the earth 's surface, reaching a speed of 17 kilometers per second and finally reaching the considerable altitude of 37 kilometres.

These are some of the numbers shared by the experts of Prisma (the first Italian network for the systematic surveillance of meteors and atmosphere) regarding the passage of a brilliant fireball over the Venice area yesterday evening, at around 18:36. ( Article here ).

Here are the images of the fabulous show.


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Meteor fireball over Alabama and Florida on December 27

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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over AL and FL on Tuesday, December 27th 2022 around 23:16 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over France and 5 adjacent countries on December 26

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We received 73 reports about a fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Île-de-France, Baden-Württemberg, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Hessen, Jura, Lombardia, Neuchâtel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire, Piemonte and Provence- on Monday, December 26th 2022 around 21:02 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over Georgia and 2 other states on December 24

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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over GA, NC and SC on Saturday, December 24th 2022 around 07:14 UT.

For this event, we received one video and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over Missouri and other states on December 23

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We received 7 reports of a fireball seen over MN (Minnesota), MO (Missouri), NE (Nebraska), OK (Oklahoma ) and WI (Wisconsin) on Friday, December 23, 2022 around 05:38 UT.

For this event, we received one video and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over Alaska on December 21

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We received 10 reports about a fireball seen over AK on Wednesday, December 21st 2022 around 14:46 UT.

For this event, we received 10 videos.


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Meteor fireball over southern Spain (Dec. 17)

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This bolide was spotted over Spain on December 17, at 23:50 local time (equivalent to 22:50 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 54,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the region of Murcia (southern Spain). It began at an altitude of about 86 km over the locality of Mazarrón (province of Murcia), moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 30 km over the locality of Balsapintada (province of Murcia).

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 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).


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Dazzling meteor fireball illuminates night sky and falls onto village in China

This video, which was filmed yesterday (December 15), shows a meteorite illuminating the night sky and falling on the ground like a "fireball" in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. No injury was reported.

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The fireball seen from a dash cam video crossed the sky for just a few seconds and fell far away while burning, with a brightness that was brighter than a full moon. Some unburned meteorite fragments were found in Chengtou Village, Pujiang County, Jinhua.

The crater, about 8 centimeters in diameter, was later found on the concrete floor at the gate of a farmer's house in the village.


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Best of the Web: Meteoroid hit suspected after major leak reported on Soyuz space capsule

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Screenshot: Russia aborts International Space Station spacewalk mission after Nasa footage shows particles spraying from MS-22 capsule.
A major leak from a Russian capsule docked on the International Space Station was most likely caused when a small meteoroid smashed into a radiator, leading to coolant being sprayed into space, a Roscosmos official has said.

Sergei Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who is now director of crewed space flight programs at Russia's space corporation, said Thursday's leak from the Soyuz MS-22 could affect the capsule's overall coolant system but that there was "no threat for the crew" of the space station.

The leak had prompted a pair of cosmonauts to abort a planned spacewalk earlier in the day. It also raises concerns as to whether the capsule will be able to safely return to Earth next spring as planned with two cosmonauts and a Nasa astronaut, or if an emergency replacement vehicle will have to be sent up.

Comment: Note that, if this is indeed what they suspect, this follows an incident in June whereby a micrometeoroid hit the recently launched James Webb Telescope: First micrometeoroid impact hits James Webb Space Telescope just months into flight

All the signs point to the activity in our skies increasing: 'Unprecedented': Shockwave & 'huge roar' reported in Gran Canaria following meteor fireball event

See also: Classified: Roscosmos knows "exactly what happened" to Soyuz spacecraft


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Bright meteor fireball over the Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 9)

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This gorgeous bolide was spotted over Spain on December 9, at 21:32 local time (equivalent to 20:32 universal time). It was almost as bright as 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 Asteroid 2004 TG10 that hit the atmosphere at about 107,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the Atlantic Ocean. It began at an altitude of about 99 km over the Atlantic Ocean, moved southwest, and ended at a height of around 64 km over the sea.

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 Sevilla, Huelva, 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).