Category: Fireballs

This video shows a bright bolide recorded on March 17, at 23:30 local time (equivalent to 22:30 universal time). At the start of the video, the fireball has been sonified by for outreach purposes (its light was converted into...

This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on December 20, at 22:10 local time (equivalent to 21:10 universal time). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks. The event...

This striking bolide was spotted among clouds from Spain on October 30, at 0:01 local time (equivalent to 23:01 universal time on October 29). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The event was generated by a rock (a...

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...

This video shows a bright bolide recorded on July 26, at 22:59 local time (equivalent to 20:59 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who...

This video shows a bright bolide recorded on July 20, at 0:13 local time (equivalent to 22:13 universal time on July 19). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks. The...

This stunning bolide was spotted from Spain on June 13, at 4:29 local time (equivalent to 2:29 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the...

This bolide was spotted from Spain on February 9, at 6:15 local time (equivalent to 5:15 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 125,000 km/h. The fireball...