FIREBALL

Fireball over open water

Map: Fireball over open water

A fireball, a small asteroid burning up in the atmosphere, exploded over open water at 64.0°S, 14.0°W on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 14:26 UTC, about 44 km (27 mi) up. U.S. government sensors measured its energy at about 76 tons of TNT. Explosions this high up rarely cause damage on the ground.

Energy76 t TNT
Altitude44 km · 27 mi
Location64.0°S 14.0°W
Time (UTC)Feb 10 14:26
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How big was it?

Most fireballs come from rocks a meter or a few meters across. The 2013 Chelyabinsk fireball over Russia, about 440 kilotons, was the largest in a century; it shattered windows across the city. Most land over the ocean, unseen.

Did you know?

A red Moon. In a total lunar eclipse the Moon turns red, lit only by sunlight bent through Earth’s atmosphere: every sunrise and sunset at once.

Data: NASA JPL CNEOS fireball reports, from U.S. government sensors.

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