The asteroid that exploded in the sky of Berlin/documentation in social networks according to Article 27 A of the Copyright Law, Michael Aye/Franck Marchis
It's happening again, and this time in Germany:
residents of the Haveland district, near West Berlin, witnessed a rare celestial phenomenon on the night between Saturday and Sunday, when a huge fireball exploded in the sky and turned night into day.
The incident took place at around 01:32 at night, and was recorded by responses.
Hours before entering the atmosphere, the asteroid was detected by the Hungarian astronomer Kriztian of the International Astronomical Union.
About 20 minutes before it burned to the ground, NASA confirmed the event on X (Twitter): "Be careful.
A small asteroid will disintegrate into a harmless fireball west of Berlin, near Nannhausen, soon, at 01:32 a.m. CET," the US space agency said in a statement. "If the sky is clear, observers will be able to see it."
As far as is known, the space rock did not cause any damage or casualties.
"We don't have a report on this incident," the inspector of the Haveland district police, Petra Ortelt, told the media in Germany.
In addition, the police noted that no remains of the space rock have yet been located, adding that "the area around Nannhausen is very large."
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Heads Up: A tiny asteroid will disintegrate as a harmless fireball west of Berlin near Nennhausen shortly at 1:32am CET.
Overseers will see it if it's clear!
— NASA Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) January 21, 2024
Astronomers currently monitor nearly 2,000 asteroids, and while NASA has a team monitoring large asteroids that could pose a threat to Earth, this event highlights the importance of improved detection systems to track smaller rocks before they hit.
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