#MeteorSighting#: Eyewitnesses in Michigan and Canada spotted a bright fireball over Ontario at 8:47 p.m. ET last night, Sept. 13. The event was verified by several cameras belonging to the Southern Ontario Meteor Network and other publicly accessible cameras in the area. Analysis of the data from these systems indicates that the meteor - produced by a small fragment of an asteroid about 2 inches in diameter and weighing approximately 7 ounces - first became visible above the Canadian town of Markstay-Warren, moving northwest at 32,000 mph. It disintegrated above a point midway between Wanapitei Lake and Raphoe. More on this fireball:

#MeteorSighting#: NASA meteor cameras and the Geostationary Lightning Mappers on the GOES 18 and 19 satellites detected a bright fireball that occurred over western Kentucky at 1:33 a.m. CT on Sept. 10. The object - a piece of a comet about 16 inches in diameter and weighing ~200 pounds - entered the atmosphere above Crutchfield, Kentucky, and moved southwest at 145,000 mph. The fireball disintegrated above the town of Mabel, unleashing an energy of 50 tons of TNT and creating a bright flare that lit up the night sky. More on this fireball:

#MeteorSighting#: Eyewitnesses in Oregon and Washington reported a bright fireball seen the night of Aug. 30 at 8:32 p.m. PDT. The fireball was spotted at an altitude of 52 miles above the western slope of Mount St. Helens. Moving west at 48,000 mph, the object traveled some 80 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating 33 miles above Astoria, Oregon. This fireball was not associated with any meteor shower, and meteorites are not thought to have been produced when the object fragmented. More on this fireball: Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society

#MeteorSighting#: Hundreds of eyewitnesses in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and the Canadian province of British Columbia reported a bright fireball in the early morning hours of Aug. 14 at 12:48 a.m. PDT. The fireball was first spotted above the Washington town of Soap Lake, moving north at 33,000 mph. It traveled 36 miles through the atmosphere before fragmenting above Sim’s Corner. When it broke apart, the fireball unleashed an energy of 10 tons of TNT, creating a pressure/shock wave that propagated to the ground. Doppler weather radar indicates that some small meteorites may be on the ground in the area. This fireball was not part of the currently active Perseids meteor shower. More on this fireball: Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society

#MeteorSighting#: Eyewitnesses in Oregon and Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia reported a bright fireball on Wednesday, April 29, at 12:12 a.m. PDT. The meteor was first visible over Oktwanch Peak on Vancouver Island. It moved southwest at 66,000 mph before fragmenting above the Pacific Ocean, about 20 miles west of the town of Yuquot. More on this fireball: Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society

#MeteorSighting#: Eyewitnesses in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania reported a daytime fireball on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:34 p.m. EDT. First visibility of the meteor was at 48 miles above the Atlantic Ocean, off the shore of Mastic Beach on Long Island. Moving to the southwest at 30,000 mph, the fireball traveled 117 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating 27 miles above the town of Galloway, north of Atlantic City. Meteor questions? Check here: More on this fireball: Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society

#MeteorSighting#: A fireball was observed by witnesses in the northwestern U.S. and Canada on the night of March 28. The fireball first became visible above the Washington town of Wilkeson. It moved northwest at 39,000 mph before disintegrating above Wauna, on the north shore of Carr Inlet. Questions? Check here: More on this fireball: Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society

Annual hunt for Perseid meteors! This year’s edition was a 5-day camping road trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Simply being in nature restores your attentional capacity and reduces mental fatigue. Go touch grass, ruminate without the headphones, and stay a night or two 🍃

The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight into tomorrow! For your best chance to see meteors: Find a dark location, let your eyes adjust, and look northeast towards the constellation Perseus. Rather stay in? Tune in to our livestream here: