Rumbling meteor lights up Norway, prompting search for meteorites

Hunt begins near Oslo for fragments after sightings of large space rock hurtling across night sky

An unusually large meteor" briefly lit up southern Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular sound and light display as it rumbled across the sky, and a part of it may have hit Earth, possibly not far from the capital, Oslo, experts said.

Reports of sightings started arriving at around 1am, and the phenomenon was seen as far north as Trondheim. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.