Stunning fireball over Spain and Portugal followed by Lightning Imager from space

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ESA’s fireball camera in Cáceres, Spain, captured this stunning meteor on Saturday evening, May 18, 2024. Credit: ESA/PDO/AMS82 – AllSky7 Fireball Network A meteor lighting up the skies over Spain and Portugal was captured by the Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite and a ground-based camera in Spain. This event showcased the capabilities of the new … Read more

Social media flooded with videos of dramatic fireball over Spain and Portugal – IGN

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Planetary Defense Office is investigating the appearance of a massive fireball that lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal late last week. The fiery body was seen streaking through the night sky at a speed of about 45 kilometers per second on May 18 at 22:46 UTC before disappearing … Read more

Bright green fireball lights up the sky over Portugal and Spain (Photos)

An ESA camera in Spain captures a bright fireball as it erupts over Portugal on May 18

The internet is on fire with images of a meteor streaking through the night sky over Portugal and Spain, lighting up the sky in a blue-green fireball. The meteor was confirmed by the European Space Agency (ESA), which caught the fireball with its cameras in Cáceres, Spain, on Saturday (May 18) at 6:46 PM EDT … Read more