The current period, from February through April, is known as "fireball season," characterized by an increased frequency of bright meteors, or fireballs, streaking across the sky, with a notable surge around the March equinox. NASA explains that these events are caused by larger meteoroids burning up in the atmosphere, and while they can be spectacular, smaller ones disintegrate before reaching Earth and are largely harmless, making them difficult to predict. Hundreds of residents across various states, including Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, and Michigan, have recently witnessed these bright flashes, some of which have been accompanied by loud sonic booms due to their hypersonic speed and fragmentation. NASA actively tracks larger asteroids but cannot predict these smaller, fleeting meteoroid events.