The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Look up! Rare meteor shower set to dazzle skies over Spain One of the most important meteor showers of the year will be visible throughout Spain this week... no telescope needed! https://www.thelocal.es/20160504/rare-meteor-shower-to-dazzle-spain-skies-eta-aquarid Wed, 04 May 2016 14:18:56 +0200 rare-meteor-shower-to-dazzle-spain-skies-eta-aquarid 'Great Balls of Fire' whoosh through skies in south Spain Observatories recorded brilliant footage of two different meteors plummeting towards Spain at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20160223/ball-of-fire-flying-across-sky-wows-spain Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:28:03 +0100 ball-of-fire-flying-across-sky-wows-spain Christmas fireball lights up Spanish skies A slow-moving meteoroid provided a dramatic spectacle as it streaked more than 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) across Spain during the new king's Christmas Eve speech. https://www.thelocal.es/20141229/christmas-fireball-lights-up-spanish-skies Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:26:00 +0100 christmas-fireball-lights-up-spanish-skies Huge fireball flashes across Spanish sky Meteorologists and stargazers on Sunday recorded the fiery disintegration of a mystery meteor in the skies above much of Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140908/video-fireball-flashes-across-spanish-sky Mon, 08 Sep 2014 14:03:00 +0200 video-fireball-flashes-across-spanish-sky Fireball lights up skies over central Spain The night skies above much of Spain were lit up when a meteor travelling at 75,000 kph pierced the earth’s atmosphere and left astronomers screaming in disbelief. Did you witness the great ball of fire? https://www.thelocal.es/20130415/fireball-lights-up-skies-over-central-spain Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:44:00 +0200 fireball-lights-up-skies-over-central-spain