People in western Japan have reported seeing what appeared to be a ball of light falling from the sky on Tuesday night.

The fireball, widely believed to be an exceptionally bright meteor, shot through the sky just after 11 p.m., turning the sky ...

The "meteoroid cluster" phenomenon, a rare sight in which many meteors appear almost simultaneously, was observed in Aomori ...

A dazzling fireball lit up the sky over southern Japan on August 19. The bright flash was visible from hundreds of kilometers ...

Meteors are when meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere, or of any other planet, at high speed and burn up, resulting in ...

A large fireball made night into day for a split second across western Japan. The Washington Post said it was believed to ...

A massive fireball streaked across the skies of western Japan, glowing in brilliant shades of green and blue and startling residents who thought night had briefly turned to day. Experts say the ...

In a stunning celestial display that captured the attention of residents across western Japan, a massive fireball blazed ...

A flashing fireball dashed across the skies of western Japan, shocking residents and dazzling stargazers, though experts said ...

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A flashing fireball dashed across the skies of western Japan, shocking residents and dazzling stargazers, though experts said it was a natural phenomenon and not an alien invasion.

NASA estimates around 44 tonnes of meteoritic material fall towards Earth each day. Almost all of it is vaporised in the atmosphere, leaving glowing streaks visible across the night sky.