Sar2667, was spotted just before 3am on Monday. It was one of only a handful of times an asteroid was detected before entering the Earth's atmosphere using the European Space Agency's imminent impactor alert system.
0:48A small asteroid that entered the Earth's atmosphere was spotted above the English Channel last night.
Twitter users in the south of England could see the one-metre asteroid, named Sar2667, just before 3am on Monday. Videos show the small asteroid - also referred to as a meteoroid, given its size - lighting up the night sky and appearing to explode as it moves, creating a shooting star effect.It was also one of only a handful of times an asteroid was detected before entering the Earth's atmosphere using the European Space Agency's imminent impactor alert system.
The system, known as Meerkat, detected that the asteroid would safely strike the earth's atmosphere near Rouen, northern France, between 2.50am and 3.03am UK time.Read more:
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