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Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video)

Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video)

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center A fireball briefly turned night to …

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Watch an Extremely Bright Fireball Light up the Night Sky Above Japan

Watch an Extremely Bright Fireball Light up the Night Sky Above Japan

An extremely bright meteor lit up the night sky over Japan on Tuesday night. It could be seen from hundreds of miles away. The colossal fireball blazed across the skies of western Japan. The incredible sight was captured on dash cams and surveillance cameras on Kyushu, the southwesternmost main island in Japan, and Osaka, a major city on Japan’s largest …

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Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video)

Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video)

Brilliant Meteor Illuminates Sakurajima Volcano and Kagoshima City, Japan 🇯🇵 (19.08.2025) pic.twitter.com/NpAJaNMZ9eAugust 19, 2025 A fireball briefly turned night to day in the skies over Japan on the night of Aug. 19, before appearing to fragment over the Pacific Ocean. The fireball flared to life at 11:08 p.m. local time on Aug. 19, appearing to streak southwest through the skies …

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Fireball ‘bright as the moon’ lights up sky over western Japan | Meteors

Fireball ‘bright as the moon’ lights up sky over western Japan | Meteors

A huge 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. Videos and photos emerged online of the extremely bright ball of light visible for hundreds of miles shortly after 11.00pm local time (1400 BST) on Tuesday. “A white light I had never …

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