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EU-ESA Workshop on Nov. 3-5, 2026 in Petralia Sottana, 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…
Viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower in 2026
The Perseids are active from July 17 through August 24 each year. These meteors are visible to anyone viewing between the latitudes of 60° N and 40° S . Locations north of 60° N experience twilight…
Meteor Shower Calendar 2027
The IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2027 Is Now Available The International Meteor Organization has released its Meteor Shower Calendar 2027, edited by Jürgen Rendtel. Now in its thirty-seventh edition…
WGN issue 54-2 - April 2026
The April 2026 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: Meteor Activity in…
2026 JN4: 12th asteroid discovered before atmospheric entry
Bad luck: when 2026 JN4 was discovered, on May 15th, 2026, the Sun was rising above the United States, making the follow up of the small asteroid hard to organize! A few hours later the same day…
WGN issue 54-1 - February 2026
The February 2026 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: Janus C…
IMC 2026 registration is now open
Registration for the International Meteor Conference 2026 is now open. Join us in Barcelonnette, France, a charming Alpine town located at around 1,000 metres above sea level, for the next edition of…
Viewing the Lyrids in 2026
The Lyrids are particles shed from comet 1861 G1 Thatcher, which last passed through the inner solar system in 1861. Don’t expect this comet to return anytime soon as its orbit has been calculated to…
Has Something Changed in the Near-Earth Meteoroid Environment?
Yesterday I spent the day working with Claude AI (Opus 4.5) to dig into the AMS fireball database going back to 2011. The goal was to answer the question everyone’s been asking: is fireball activity…
WGN issue 53-5 - December 2025
The December 2025 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: Call for future…
IMC 2025 presentation videos now online!
We’re happy to announce that all presentation videos from the International Meteor Organization International Meteor Conference 2025 (IMC 2025) are now available to watch online. You can access the…
Viewing the 2026 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
Heather Wendelboe processed this composite photograph of Quadrantid meteors from exposures taken on the morning of 3 January 2021, from Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming, USA Tracing the meteor paths…
Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2025
The Ursid meteor shower is the least observed of the major annual showers. In the northern hemisphere December nights are cold and often cloudy. Another hindrance is the fact that it peaks just…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2025
Peter Slansky created this composite photo from Geminid activity captured during the 2020 display. Note that the streaks all diverge from an area near the star known as Castor (alpha Geminorum). Also…
WGN issue 53-5 - October 2025
The October 2025 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: International…
Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2025
Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks October 21–23, 2025 Best viewing under moonless skies from 1 a.m. to dawn Each October, Earth passes through the inbound debris stream of Halley’s Comet , producing the…
WGN issue 53-4 - August 2025
The August 2025 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: Meteor Activity in…
IMC 2025 is over... Thanks to all!
This year, the IMC took place from September 18 th to 21 st at the StayOkay Hotel in Soest, the Netherlands. As always, many participants joined both on-site and online, determined to share their…
