Accuracy of prediction heralded after one-metre object creates stunning shooting star effect
An asteroid lit up the sky over the Channel in the early hours of Monday after scientists accurately predicted its strike – only the seventh time that has happened.
The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Sunday night that the one-metre object would enter Earth’s atmosphere and strike the surface around the French city of Rouen. On Monday, the BBC reported that it was seen over the Channel, creating a stunning shooting star effect.
