With bright meteors sighted over Ohio, Texas, and Europe, you might wonder what's going on. Is meteor activity really increasing, or is there just a surge in reporting?

A series of fireballs — very bright meteors — were spotted across North America from March 17-23, 2026. People in Ohio reported one on March 17. The next sightings were in California on March 19, Michigan and Georgia on March 20, and Texas on March 21, where a fragment crashed through a house roof.

It's happening beyond the U.S. Vancouver saw a fireball on March 3. France and Germany reported sightings on March 8 and 11. Many fireballs lasted a long time and were seen across wide areas. Some caused pressure waves and sonic booms.

Is something weird happening?

https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/fireball-sightings-are-surging-across-the-us-heres-whats-really-going-on

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  1. RutabegaHasenpfeffer on

    Seven pages to say nothing. Absolute slop. I’ll save you a click: nobody knows.