KARACHI: In a captivating celestial display, a meteor lit up the night sky over Karachi during the early hours of Monday, leaving citizens stunned.
Observers witnessed the spectacular celestial phenomenon at approximately 2:43 am, leading to a flurry of excitement as videos of the space rock flooded social media.
This event, often referred to as a shooting star, has drawn attention to the presence of millions of meteoroids orbiting Earth.
According to experts, such meteor sightings occur regularly, adding to the thrill of stargazing.
Meanwhile, astronomers revealed that these objects are fragments of asteroids that ignite upon entering the Earth’s atmosphere due to friction with air.