May 22, 2026

During the night of May 21, a bright fireball of cometary origin crossed the sky over the provinces of Córdoba and Jaén.

The event was recorded by the detectors operated by the SMART Project inCalar Alto (Almería), Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Seville, Otura (Granada), and Mazagón (Huelva).

The cameras at Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also tracked the fireball as it entered the Earth's atmosphere.

May 21, 2026

During the early hours of May 20, a bright asteroidal fireball was observed crossing the sky towards the coast of Málaga.

The phenomenon was recorded by the detectors operated by the SMART Project at Calar Alto (Almería), Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Seville, Otura (Granada), and Mazagón (Huelva).

The cameras at the Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also tracked the event using different sky-monitoring systems.

May 19, 2026

During the night of May 15, we were able to enjoy a bright fireball of asteroidal origin.

The event was recorded by the detectors operated by the SMART Project at Calar Alto (Almería), Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Seville, Otura (Granada), and Mazagón (Huelva).

The cameras at the Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also tracked the event.

April 29, 2026

During the night of April 23, we were able to enjoy a beautiful fireball associated with the Lyrids.

The event was recorded by the detectors operated by the SMART Project at the observatories of Calar Alto in Almería, Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Seville, and Mazagón (Huelva).

The southeast camera at the Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also tracked the event.

April 21, 2026

During the period between March 17 and April 14, several remarkable fireball events were observed over the central and southern regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Specifically, events were recorded on March 17, 19, and 26, as well as on April 7 and 14, at different times.

All these events were recorded by the detectors of the SMART Project operated from the observatories of Calar Alto (Almería), La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), Mazagón (Huelva), and Seville, as well as other collaborating stations located across different parts of Spain.

The external cameras of the Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also witnessed several of these objects, complementing the records obtained by the detection network.