Many Twitter users also reported seeing the space rock, which flew across the sky for about six seconds. Photo: UK Fireball Network
A bright meteor was spotted flying over parts of England and Scotland on Saturday evening. Photo: Andrew Morl / Grassholme Observatory
The UK Fireball Network said it was travelling at fast speeds of 31.7 kilometres per second. Photo: UK Fireball Network
Meteors are pieces of debris from space that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, causing a bright streak across the skies and appearing as ‘shooting stars’. Photo: UK Fireball Network
Many Twitter users also reported seeing the space rock, which flew across the sky for about six seconds. Photo: UK Fireball Network
A bright meteor was spotted flying over parts of England and Scotland on Saturday evening. Photo: Andrew Morl / Grassholme Observatory
The UK Fireball Network said it was travelling at fast speeds of 31.7 kilometres per second. Photo: UK Fireball Network
Meteors are pieces of debris from space that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, causing a bright streak across the skies and appearing as ‘shooting stars’. Photo: UK Fireball Network
Many Twitter users also reported seeing the space rock, which flew across the sky for about six seconds. Photo: UK Fireball Network
Super-bright meteor spotted over England and Scotland
More than 250 people reported seeing the space rock hurtling across the night sky
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30 January, 2022
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