Asteroid lights up sky over Channel creating shooting star effect

Scientists predict asteroid strike for only seventh time as 1-metre object enters Earth's atmosphere

An asteroid has lit up the sky over the Channel in the early morning after scientists accurately predicted its strike - only the seventh time that has happened.

The European Space Agency said on Sunday night that the 1-metre-sized object would enter Earth's atmosphere and strike the surface around the French city of Rouen. The BBC then reported that it was seen over the Channel, creating a stunning shooting star effect.