Comet fragment lights up skies over Spain and Portugal ‘like a movie’

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The European Space Agency said it flew at a speed of 45km per second before burning up over the Atlantic.

A comet fragment lights up the skies as seen from Caceres, Spain on May 18, 2024 in this still image taken from social media video.

On May 19 morning, the ESA shared on X a video captured by its “fireball camera” of what it described as a “stunning meteor” over the skies of the western Spanish city of Caceres, near the Portuguese border. The Spanish Calar Alto astronomical observatory also said a preliminary analysis by Andalusia’s Institute of Astrophysics revealed the object had a “cometary origin”.

Many contacted emergency services to report what happened. A spokesperson for the Spanish Emergency service 112, in Madrid, told Europa Press news agency it had received several calls.

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