In the early morning hours of January 21, a small asteroid crashed through the sky and into Earth's atmosphere near Berlin, Germany. After entering the atmosphere, the asteroid exploded in the air, producing a harmless but bright fireball that could be seen for miles.
The asteroid, identified as 2024 BXI, was first discovered by astronomer Christian Sarnetsky, who calls himself an asteroid hunter, according to Live Science. Sarnetsky works at Piskestedt Mountain Station, part of Hungary's Konkoli Observatory. Using the observatory's 60-centimeter Schmidt telescope, he was able to identify the space rock. NASA Immediately after the discovery of the space rock, researchers published comprehensive predictions about the location and time of the meteorite's impact. (Also read: NASA's space treasures: 3 celestial discoveries that shocked the world)
Watch a video of the asteroid taken by Christian Sarnetsky here.
Here's another view of the asteroid near Berlin.
The latter tweet has received over 100,000 likes and over 1,400 comments since being shared on X. This post also has many comments. Many people were stunned to see the exploding space stone.
Check out what people are saying about this video here.
One person wrote: “I really enjoyed watching the incredible footage. Thank you for posting it.”
A second added: “Wow! Amazing video! Great capture.”
“Look at the reflection in the water at the bottom left of the screen. That was a close call. I'm glad we didn't land,” added a third.
A fourth shared: “Wow this is amazing.”
