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Meteor Activity Outlook for June 28-July 4, 2025
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much like June with predominantly slow rates. After the 15th though, both sporadic and shower rates increase...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) Fireball Database
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: BLADE: An Automated Framework for Classifying Light Curves from the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) Fireball Database This article...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: Ejecta from a 2032 Lunar Impact
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: The Potential Danger to Satellites due to Ejecta from a 2032 Lunar Impact by Asteroid 2024 YR4 This article has been submitted for publication by...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 21-27 June 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday June 25th. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 14-20 June 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday June 18th. At that time the half-illuminated moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 02:00 local summer time (LST). This weekend...
Read MoreStunning fireball over southern Spain (May 28)
This stunning bolide was spotted from Spain on May 28, at 1:13 local time (equivalent to 23:13 universal time on May 27). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 7-13 June 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday June 11th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will not set...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: A limit on the mass of the Taurid Resonant Swarm at sub-100 meter sizes
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: A limit on the mass of the Taurid Resonant Swarm at sub-100 meter sizes This article has been submitted for publication by Paul Wiegert, Denis...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 31 May- 6 June 2025
As seen from the northern hemisphere, June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion source can be counted on for continuous activity. Sporadic rates continue to...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: Exploring Seismic Signal Detection and Source Identification of Atmospheric Entries
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Exploring Seismic Signal Detection and Source Identification of Atmospheric Entries: The Hayabusa2 Sample Return Capsule as a Benchmark This...
Read MoreNew version of the orbital IAU Meteor Data Center database (Version 2025)
By L. Neslušan and M. Jakubík Abstract: On April 2025, the IAU Meteor Data Center team, part of orbital database, issued the new version of the orbital database, Version 2025. Its content considerably increased. The video...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 24-30 May 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday May 27th. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend a very slender crescent moon will rise near the start of dawn and...
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