Checking the NASA/JPL CNEOS layer.
NASA/JPL CNEOS sky layer
Meteor Fireballs Map and Guide
A sky-and-Earth view of bright meteor/fireball records from NASA/JPL CNEOS.
Use this page to explore recent CNEOS fireball records by themselves. Dots mark reported peak-brightness locations in the atmosphere when source location data is available.
Record map
Meteor fireball records
NASA/JPL CNEOS dots mark public fireball source records where source location data is available. Points are peak-brightness locations, not landing spots.
Dots are source-reported peak-brightness locations in the atmosphere. Select a dot for source details.
Past 90 days
NASA/JPL CNEOS fireball records on the map
This page keeps the Meteor Fireballs layer selected so the map, cards, and guide stay focused on up to 50 recent NASA/JPL CNEOS sky records with source location data.
Use the map and cards together to compare reported times, locations, energy values, and source links.
Checking recent source records shown here.
An estimated energy or radiated energy field from the source record when data loads.
NASA/JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
Record cards
Recent meteor fireball records
A short list from the selected NASA/JPL CNEOS records, keeping source time, reported energy, map meaning, and source attribution visible.
Fireball basics
What is a meteor fireball?
A meteor fireball is a bright meteor event seen as a space object passes through Earth's atmosphere. This page uses public NASA/JPL CNEOS source records rather than eyewitness reports or LifeHubber-made labels.
NASA/JPL CNEOS source
What the layer shows
The layer shows up to 50 recent NASA/JPL CNEOS fireball records from the configured source window where location data is available. The map point represents the reported peak-brightness location in the atmosphere.
Map meaning
Peak-brightness point
A dot marks a source-reported peak-brightness location. It should not be read as a confirmed meteorite landing spot, and source values may be revised if updated information is provided to CNEOS.
Reading guide
How to read Meteor Fireballs dots
Date and time
The source date is the reported peak-brightness time in UTC.
Location
Markers use NASA/JPL CNEOS source location fields where available. If location data is not available, the record is not mapped here.
Reported energy
Cards may show source-reported estimated energy in kilotons or radiated energy, depending on what the source record provides.
Source record
A dot opens a NASA/JPL CNEOS public fireball record with the source details available for that event.
Source context
What to keep in mind
NASA/JPL CNEOS notes that public fireball records are not provided in real time, not all fireballs are reported, and parameters may be revised if updated information is provided. Use this page as public-data context and visit the source for official details.
View the NASA/JPL CNEOS Fireballs source page / Fireball API documentation.
Layer comparison
Different layers mean different things
Compare each dot or glow by its source, time window, and map meaning.
Earthquake dot
USGS source-reported event point
A USGS earthquake report with source-provided latitude, longitude, magnitude, depth, and report time.
Natural event dot
NASA EONET source record
A NASA EONET source record. Some area or line records may use approximate center markers for readability.
Aurora glow
NOAA modelled grid value
A NOAA SWPC modelled forecast grid value shown as a soft glow, not a precise event pin.
Fireball dot
NASA/JPL CNEOS peak-brightness source record
A public fireball record with a source-reported peak-brightness location where location data is available.
LifeHubber Earth
Compare sky records with Earth layers
Meteor Fireballs adds reported peak-brightness locations beside earthquake points, natural-event records, and aurora glows. The separate guide helps you compare them without reading every marker as the same kind of event.
Earth signals
Compare with other Earth layers
Open the main Earth dashboard when you want to compare Meteor Fireballs with earthquakes, natural events, aurora, and other public-data layers.