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Meteor fireball over Missouri and other states on November 11

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We received 20 reports about a fireball seen over AR, IA, IL, KS, MO and NE on Saturday, November 11th 2023 around 08:23 UT.

For this event, we received 4 videos and 2 photos.


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Volcanic 'devil comet' racing toward Earth resprouts its horns after erupting again

The massive volcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which grows giant horns when it erupts, has exploded for a third time in five months as it continues to race toward the sun.
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© Comet Chasers/Richard MilesThe "devil" comet's distinctive horns were first spotted after a major eruption on July 20.
A volcanic "devil comet" that is racing toward Earth erupted again on Halloween, causing it to regrow its distinctive "horns." The latest outburst, which was the second within a month and the third since July, is a reminder that the comet is becoming more volcanically active as it continues its journey toward the heart of the solar system.

The comet, named 12P/Pons-Brooks (12P), is a cryovolcanic, or cold volcano, comet. Like other comets, 12P has a solid nucleus — a hard, icy shell filled with ice, gas and dust — that is surrounded by a fuzzy cloud, or coma made of materials that leak out of the comet's insides.

But unlike non-volcanic comets, radiation from the sun can superheat 12P's interior, causing pressure to build up until it becomes so intense it cracks the nucleus' shell from the inside and sprays its icy guts into space. These eruptions cause the comet's coma to expand and brighten as it reflects more sunlight toward Earth.

When the comet erupts, its coma forms iconic devil "horns." These occur because 12P's large nucleus, which spans around 10.5 miles (17 kilometers) across, has an unusual "notch" on its surface, which blocks the outflow of cryomagma into space and causes its expanded coma to grow with an irregular shape.

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Meteor fireball over England on November 5

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Meteor fireball over Connecticut and nearby states on November 3

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We received 11 reports about a fireball seen over CT, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA and VA on Friday, November 3rd 2023 around 01:07 UT.

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


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Meteor fireball over Colorado and New Mexico on November 3

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We received 7 reports about a fireball seen over CO and NM on Friday, November 3rd 2023 around 10:14 UT.

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


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Meteor fireball over Connecticut and adjacent states on November 2

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We received 61 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI and VT on Thursday, November 2nd 2023 around 22:59 UT.

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


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Bright meteor fireball crosses the sky of the city of Jóia, Brazil on October 30

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The Clima ao Vivo camera recorded a meteor that crossed the sky of the city of Jóia/RS, on Monday night (30), see the images.


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Meteor fireball over Massachusetts and nearby states on October 26

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© Mark K.
We received 19 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, NH, NJ and RI on Thursday, October 26th 2023 around 23:51 UT.

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


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Meteor fireball over Alabama and other states on October 23

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We received 40 reports about a fireball seen over AL, FL, GA and NC on Monday, October 23rd 2023 around 10:24 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos.


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Meteor fireball over New York and surrounding region on October 23

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We received 18 reports about a fireball seen over MD, NJ, NY, OH, Ontario, PA, VA and WV on Monday, October 23rd 2023 around 02:03 UT.

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