August 18th 2026

Last night, at 22h49 UT, a bright fireball crossed Cantabria (North of Spain) skies, more than 700 km away in a straight line from Calar Alto Observatory in Almería (South of Spain).

Even at this long distance, this event was registered with SMART detectors operated at Calar Alto Observatory, as well as with two of the external cameras of the observatory.

Together with Calar Alto, SMART Project’s detector located at La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada (Granada), Seville and Sant Celoni, also registered this nice fireball.

June 8th 2026

Last Saturday June 05^th 2026, at 23h38 UT, a nice fireball was observed crossing the skies of Córdoba and Badajoz provinces in Southwest Spain.

The fireball was registered with the SMART Project’s detectors located at Calar Alto (Almería), La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), Otura (Granada), Seville, Mazagón (Huelva) and Huelva observatories.

External cameras operated at Calar Alto Observatory in Almería, also followed this event.

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.