A dazzling comet fragment lit up the night sky over Spain and Portugal on Saturday, leaving spectators in awe and scrambling for their cameras. 🌌 The European Space Agency (ESA) shared footage of the event, captured by a 'fireball camera,' showing the celestial visitor blazing across the skies near Caceres, Spain, at 45 kilometers per second. Initially thought to be a meteor, scientists later confirmed it was a comet fragment burning up over the Atlantic.
Social media exploded with viral clips of the sky turning shades of blue and green—one video even caught the spectacle during a concert in Portugal’s Barcelos, as the singer performed under the sudden cosmic light show. 🎤 'It felt like a movie,' said Lisbon resident Bernardo Taborda, who described the sky turning 'bright green' like daylight. 'We were all stunned… it was amazing.'
While emergency services fielded calls from curious locals, experts reassured there’s little chance of finding meteorites. The Andalusia Institute of Astrophysics confirmed the object’s 'cometary origin,' adding a dash of cosmic mystery to the weekend’s drama. 🚀 Who needs Netflix when the universe drops its own blockbuster?
