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USSC confirmed that a meteor that had hit Earth in 2014 came from another solar system and is, therefore, declared as the interstellar object.

"I believe this is the reentry of a Chinese rocket stage, the third stage of the Chang Zheng 3B serial number Y77 which was launched in Feb 2021 - it was expected to reenter in the next hour or so and the track is a good match," McDowell said in a tweet.

Many people shared the visuals of the meteor shower on Twitter. The Tehsildar of Yeola, Pramod Hile, said an "ulkapat" (meteorite) was visible in the sky at around 8 pm.

The Perseid meteors caused because of the debris left behind by the Comet Swift-Tuttle began streaking across the skies in late July. These are adored by skywatchers due to its high rates and pleasant late-summer temperatures.

A "fireball" is an exceptionally bright meteor that is visible over a wide area. Fireball events are fairly common and are recorded in the NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies database.

The object's yellowish-brown colour and transparent surface led villagers to mistake it for a space rock. Some villagers even took pieces of the rock home and refrigerated it.

Meteor showers are named after the location of the radiant, usually a star or constellation close to where they appear in the night sky. The Geminid radiant is in the constellation Gemini.  

The new research, published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, suggests that Earth's atmosphere is a better shield from meteoroids than previously thought.

Meteor showers are named after the location of the radiant, usually a star or constellation close to where they appear in the night sky. The Geminid radiant is in the constellation Gemini.  

In addition to Illinois and Wisconsin, the American Meteor Society (AMS) also lists sightings in Indiana, Michigan and other states as well.

According to Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, the fireball likely travelled at 40 000 mph and vaporized as it hit the atmosphere, lighting up the sky.

The meteorite weighing over 30 tonnes was found in the town of Gancedo, 1,085 km north of capital Buenos Aires, Mario Vesconi, president of the Astronomy Association of Chaco, said on Monday.

 The best time to view the Perseids is between midnight and dawn. 

In the dashcam video, that they shared, they can even be heard exclaiming in surprise.

Kamraj was extremely unlucky to become a victim of a falling meteorite.

A recent video released by National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has shown a mystery fireball hurtling towards Earth at 29,000 mph.

People across America report seeing a bright light shooting through the sky over Nevada and California, Ventura, Corona etc.