This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on January 18, at 2:04 local time (equivalent to 1:04 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 92,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the province of Toledo (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 90 km over the locality of Bargas (province of Toledo), moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 38 km over the locality of Ugena (province of Toledo).
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), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Sevilla, Coruña, Olocau (Valencia), and Marçà (Tarragona). 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: SWEMN20250118_010434.
A doorbell camera has captured the remarkable moment a meteorite struck the ground outside a home, scattering dust and producing audible impact sounds—a historic first, according to University of Alberta scientist Chris Herd.
In July 2024, Laura Kelly and her partner Joe discovered the rock outside their home on Prince Edward Island, Canada, marking the province's first recorded meteorite fall.
The meteorite left a small dent in the walkway and the rock was confirmed to be ordinary chondrite, the most common type of space rock to strike Earth.
The festive holidays brought an out-of-this-world experience for one Stratford family.
The Butlers, who live on Birmingham Road, heard a strange bang at 10.30pm on Boxing Day.
Next morning when they went outside, Paul Butler was baffled to find his mum and dad's car, left safely on his drive within a secure courtyard and well away from the road, had a cracked windscreen.
Events took an even weirder turn when Paul's youngest son Nathan found a strange-looking rock on the ground near the car.
About two centimetres long, it's jet black with shiny bits and doesn't look like any other rocks they've ever seen.
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