FIREBALL

Fireball near Ongwediva, Namibia

Map: Fireball near Ongwediva, Namibia

A fireball, a small asteroid burning up in the atmosphere, exploded about 108 km (67 mi) south of Ongwediva, Namibia on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 02:00 UTC, about 33 km (21 mi) up. U.S. government sensors measured its energy at about 110 tons of TNT. Explosions this high up rarely cause damage on the ground.

Energy110 t TNT
Altitude33 km · 21 mi
Location18.7°S 16.1°E
Time (UTC)Jun 11 02:00
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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?

Rubble piles. Many asteroids are rubble piles: loose heaps of rock held together by their own weak gravity, more like gravel than a solid boulder.

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

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