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‘Fireball’ asteroid explodes over the English Channel as it came hurtling to earth

by LLB Reporter
13th Feb 23 10:31 am

In the early hours of Monday a “fireball” asteroid exploded over the English Channel as it came hurtling towards earth.

The explosion was seen in southern England, Wales and northern France and this rare event was captures on film by those stayed up to watch it after it was forecast to happen.

American physicist and airburst specialist Mark Boslough said this is just the seventh time in history this had been discovered in advance.

He told Wales Online, “Airbursts of this size happen somewhere several times per year… [but they are] rarely discovered in advance.”

Amateur astrophotographer Tom Williams tweeted, “Object size is around 1 metre and should appear as bright as the Moon momentarily as it enters the atmosphere.”

The European Space Agency tweeted this is “a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!”

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