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A meteor streaks across the night sky above Leeberg hill in Grossmugl, Austria. (Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader/Getty Images) Getty Images Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere may be in for an exciting night on Tuesday, Nov. 4, when the Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight — just after the rise of a landmark supermoon. “Shooting stars” are particles of …

Some people were treated to an astral spectacle late Wednesday night, as a “fireball meteor” flashed across the night sky in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. WCCO viewer Diane Lloyd captured footage of the meteor over Sartell, Minnesota, at about 10:15 p.m. About 150 miles northeast of Sartell, The Duluth Harbor Cam on Lake Superior also caught what may be the same …

Onlookers were dazzled on the night of Oct. 16 when a bright green fireball blazed earthward in the skies over several Eastern Seaboard U.S. states, leaving a short-lived glowing trail in its wake as it streaked earthward before flaring and disappearing as it neared the horizon. As if that wasn’t spectacular enough, a video of the event captured from North …

A fireball was seen flashing over New England late Friday night. A photo captured from New Hampshire’s White Mountains shows a brilliant green light shooting through the sky. Other videos shared online showed a fireball over New England as well. And the American Meteor Society reported dozens of fireball sightings at the same time across New England and into both …

A fireball meteor flared to life above the southern U.S. on Oct. 14, briefly turning night to day as it blazed through the sky before fragmenting as it neared the horizon. The brilliant green fireball lit up the skies over several states including Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama at 3:11 a.m. EDT (0711 GMT) on Oct. 14, casting long shadows as …

TN Fireball: Bright light seen over Nashville skies | VIDEO  WKRN News 2 VIDEO: Meteor spotted over West Tennessee  WBBJ TV Watch the moment a brilliant green fireball meteor turns night to day over Tennessee (video)  Space Meteor streaks across the sky in Chattanooga overnight  Local 3 News Fireball reported over the Mid-South early Tuesday morning, seen from several states  localmemphis.com Source link

Topline Two meteor showers known for producing bright fireballs — particularly bright “shooting stars” — become active on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. The Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids begin together, creating a six-week window through late-November. This 2014 image provided by NASA shows a Taurid fireball recorded at the NASA All Sky Fireball Network station in Tullahoma, Tenn. (NASA …

CONNECTICUT — A spectacular fireball lit up the skies over the Northeast on Thursday night, prompting nearly 100 reports to the American Meteor Society—including a handful of bedazzled eyewitnesses right here in Connecticut. The meteor streaked across the night sky around 8:09 p.m., glowing brightly enough to turn heads in at least 13 states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, …

A fireball was spotted over Connecticut on Wednesday evening, according to more than 30 witnesses, as reported by the American Meteor Society. The fireball, a term used by astronomers to describe a particularly bright meteor, was observed around 7:15 p.m. Towns that reported sightings include: Lebanon, Old Saybrook, Suffield, Cheshire, West Hartford, Derby, Burlington, Southington, Watertown, Avon, Branford, East Hartford, …

Comet Lemmon will be visible during October 2025 during the Orionid and Taurid meteor showers, creating a month of potential comets, “shooting stars” and fireballs. (2024’s Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is pictured). getty October 2025 has the potential to be a dazzling month for skywatchers. Not only does it see the onset of fast-moving “shooting stars” from the Orionid meteor shower, but …