A small asteroid resembling a “shooting star” entered the Earth’s atmosphere on Monday morning, lighting up the night sky.
Many took to Twitter to post videos of the one-metre asteroid, spotted before 3am, named Sar2667.
Kade Flowers, from Brighton, captured the asteroid on camera as footage showed a bright ball of light travelling across the sky.
“I thought that this was the most amazing thing I have ever seen,” Mr Flowers, a clinical scientist for the NHS, told the PA news agency.
Got It! How beautiful! #Sar2667 #Asteroid pic.twitter.com/tpLQkJpcCv
— Kade ???? (@KadeFlowers) February 13, 2023
“I was so lucky to have recorded it during clear skies!”
It is just the seventh time an asteroid impact has ever been predicted before it happens.
“A sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!” the ESA wrote.
“In the area? Look out for a #ShootingStar”.
