Posted: 5/11/2026 9:20:56 AM EDT
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Click on this link especially on a computer. I haven't tried on my phone yet for the montage of videos posted. ETA works on phone also. Just scroll down and click continue without supporting Many many videos Like every damn day! Just as it faces an annual hurricane season and tornado season, North America is also experiencing an annual “fireball season,” according to NASA. “From February through April, the appearance rate of these very bright meteors can increase by as much as 10 percent to 30 percent, especially around the weeks of the March equinox,” NASA explained in a statement in late March. ”Exactly why is not known. Some astronomers think the Earth passes through more large debris at this time of year, causing an uptick in fireball sightings.” But the relatively regular peak season appears to have been unusually active this year. The American Meteor Society, which has gathered professional and amateur meteor reports since 1911, said 41 large fireball events—observed by more than 50 people—were reported in the first three months of 2026. That’s nearly double the average number of reported events for that time period from the previous five years. Mike Hankey, operations manager at the American Meteor Society, told The Epoch Times that this is specifically an increase in “sporadic” meteors that are not connected to any larger comet or asteroid or regularly tracked meteor shower. And the sudden surge is not due to an increase in the number of eyes on the sky, he said. Astronomers who have dedicated themselves to watching the skies for the falling space rocks are not sure what caused the spike or if it is even a true anomaly—a one-off, unpredictable occurrence. Hankey stops short of saying his data—an analysis of fireball events going back to 2011—are conclusive. “I wouldn’t say that it’s an earth-shattering anything,” he said. “It’s just an observation, right? It’s just saying, ‘Hey, this is the most traffic we’ve ever had in any single month.’ “Without publishing a paper to prove that, I can’t say, ‘Oh, it’s not a statistical anomaly.’ Maybe it is.” In the meantime, here’s what to know about these events. |
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