International Meteor Organization

26/09/2026

🏐 The IMC 2026 International "Pétanque" Turnament is now over... Funny times and many champions on the rise!
Congratulations to our winners 🏆, the "Rocks Rock" team!
Thanks to all for your participation!

25/09/2026

☄️ IMC 2026 is on the start !
💫 Meteor enthusiasts are now gathered for 3 days in Barcelonnette, in French Southern Alps, enjoying conferences, "pétanque", and Meteor(s)!
https://imc2026.imo.net/

16/09/2026

☄️☄️ An outburst of the September epsilon Perseids (208 SPE) was recorded on September 10th, 2026, 06h 33min TU, which is the same position then the 2013 outburst!
ZHR doubled to nearly 9-10 compared to the usual ZHR around 4-5 recorded over the last years.

CBET 5736 : http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005700/CBET005736.txt

Image credit: Denis Vida

09/09/2026

☄️2026 RW1 asteroid atmospheric entry on September 6th is definitely confirmed! It's the 13th asteroid to be discovered BEFORE it entered the Earth's atmosphere.
Read more here: https://gfo.rocks/blog/2026/06/09/2026-RW1_impact-confirmation.html

06/09/2026

Meter-sized CERNQ52 asteroid is definitely going to impact the Earth at 16h 07min UT, between Australia and Indonesia: it's the 13th asteroid to be discovered before it entered the atmosphere of our planet!

06/09/2026

🛑 ASTEROID ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY ALERT 🛑

A freshly discovered (08h45min UT, Sept. 6) small (~0,8 m diameter) asteroid (CERNQ52) is in a trajectory that will direct it into the Earth atmosphere, over Indian ocean today (Sept. 6) around 16h 35min UT. No real impact, but a very bright fireball should be observable by people in the area, and meteorites may reach the ground or fall in the ocean.
Stay tuned for more updates!

29/08/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 29-September 4, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

September offers longer nights in the Northern Hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In the sky, no major showers are visible from either hemisphere, but the Northern Hemisphere enjoys the advantage of higher sporadic rates...

22/08/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 22-28, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

During this period the moon will reach its full phase on Friday August 28th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will remain above the horizon all night long...

16/08/2026

The European Commission and ESA’s Planetary Defence Office together are organising the “EU-ESA Workshop on Meteor Observations for Planetary Defence” on 3-5 November 2026 in Petralia Sottana, Sicily, Italy.

The European Commission and ESA’s Planetary Defence Office are jointly organising the “EU-ESA Workshop on Meteor Observations for Planetary Defence”, which will take place on 3-5 November 2026 in Petralia Sottana, Sicily, Italy. Small imminent impactors are now routinely detected before enteri...

16/08/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 15-21, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

During this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on August 20th. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 22:30 LST. This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the evening hours and will not cause interference in viewing meteor activ