Near-Earth objects and close calls

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A bright fireball lit up the night sky over the Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil.

 

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A bright fireball lit up the night sky over the Albacete and Valencia, Spain.

Published on Feb 11, 2024 (2:07)

 

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Costa Ricans Witness Meteor-Like Flash in Early Morning Sky​

Costa Ricans Witness Meteor-Like Flash in Early Morning Sky

Hundreds of Costa Ricans awake early Monday were surprised by a bright flash lighting up the pre-dawn sky between 1:45-2AM.

ticotimes.net

A flash surprised hundreds of Costa Ricans who were awake early Monday morning: a strange figure, similar to a meteorite when it burns as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, illuminated the sky between 1:45 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on February 12.

What a weird choice of words in this article. Below is a video of the event:

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Costa Ricans Witness Meteor-Like Flash in Early Morning Sky​

Costa Ricans Witness Meteor-Like Flash in Early Morning Sky

Hundreds of Costa Ricans awake early Monday were surprised by a bright flash lighting up the pre-dawn sky between 1:45-2AM.

ticotimes.net

What a weird choice of words in this article. Below is a video of the event:

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Judging by it speed and debris trail, I think it may be a satellite reentering earth atmosphere.

 

[Niall]

Judging by it speed and debris trail, I think it may be a satellite reentering earth atmosphere.

Yes, I checked and this one correlates with a rocket re-entry. The Tico Times updated its reporting on it to suggest that the rocket body in question was NORAD-designated object 53358, a Cháng Zhēng rocket launched in 2022. This nifty tracking website lists object 53358 as having a 'decay date' of 12 February 2024, the same date the 'disintegrating fireball' was observed all over Costa Rica. Here's footage of the re-entry:

🇨🇷 | Bolas de Fuego surcando los cielos de Puntarenas, Golfo de Nicoya, #Costa_Rica. (Febrero 12, 2024). #Fireball #Space #Junk #Climagram https://t.co/zceVdjGRY4

— Climagram (@deZabedrosky) February 13, 2024

 

[Niall]

Here's another one (from 8 February 2024) that looks like it's probably re-entering 'space junk', i.e. a defunct, decaying satellite, or a rocket that previously launched a satellite into orbit:

A camera at the Mauna Kea Observatory has captured this huge fireball shoots across Hawaii skies on February 8, 2024.

It is thought to be space debris from a Chinese satellite called Object K. https://t.co/CjCgFW9bhU

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 11, 2024

'Object K' is the generic name for many Chinese rockets though, and none are recently listed or reported as having 'decayed', so... this one could actually be a slow-moving meteor.

 

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Bright #meteor lit up the sky over #Antalya during the early morning hours in southwestern #Turkey
#bolide #fireball

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758726963735212075

 

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A bright fireball streamed this morning! This is a view of the fireball at 3:10:06 on February 18, 2024, as captured by a camera pointed north from Fuji. It brightened at the end and lit up the sky like lightning. It was a scattered meteor.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758992868474331411

 

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Bright fireball captured streaking in the sky above Spain.

Published on Feb 20, 2024 (2:00)

 

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A bright fireball lit up the night sky over the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Sergipe.

Published on Feb 28, 2024 (2:48)

 

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Bright meteor captured over Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning, March 5 at about 3:40 am. This was a sporadic meteor, according to the Caribbean Astronomical Society.

: Caribbean Astronomical Society

https://twitter.com/x/status/1765176099024130097

 

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A bright fireball lit up the night sky over the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.

Published on Mar 12, 2024 (2:00)

 

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Amazing footage of a meteor exploding over the active volcano Mount Sakurajima in Japan.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1767181933543325917

 

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Bright fireball captured streaking in the sky above Portugal.

Published on Mar 16, 2024 (2:21)

 

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A bright fireball lit up the night sky over the Brazilian states of Bahia, Ceara, Pernambuco and Sergipe.

Published on Mar 19, 2024 (2:44)