An Earth-grazing fireball (or Earth grazer) [2] is a fireball, a very bright meteor that enters Earth’s atmosphere and leaves again. Some fragments may impact Earth as meteorites, if the meteor starts to break up or explodes in mid-air.

Each year since 2005, the American Meteor Society receives hundreds of fireball reports. Browse the articles below and take a look at all the fireball reports.

A fireball is an unusually bright meteor that reaches a visual magnitude of -3 or brighter when seen at the observer’s zenith. Objects causing fireball events can exceed one meter in size.

1 day ago · A bright fireball streaked across the Midwest sky Tuesday night, with sightings reported in multiple states, including Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Experts identified the debris as part of ...

A fireball is another term for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus as seen in the morning or evening sky.

Our affiliates observe, monitor, collect data on, study, and report on meteors, meteor showers, fireballs, and related meteoric phenomena. Please note that the AMS does not deal in meteorites.

2 days ago · A fireball seen breaking into pieces over Wisconsin and other Midwestern states is believed to have been a satellite reentering the atmosphere.

The following chart shows reported fireball events for which geographic location data are provided. Each event's calculated total impact energy is indicated by its relative size and by a color.

Feb 22, 2024 · A glittering fireball ignited evening skies over vast sections of the eastern United States and parts of Canada on Wednesday night, as it entered earth's atmosphere and promptly burned up.

Dec 12, 2024 · Fireballs like the one seen on Tuesday are referred to as bolides. They appear as fast, bright streaks across the sky before reaching an explosive end as they incinerate in the …