'Fireball Meteor' Seen Over Japan

A meteor was spotted in the skies over western Japan on Monday evening, November 3. Experts at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, having reviewed footage of the event, have said it was highly likely to have been a <a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imo.net/fireball">‘fireball meteor’</a> . A fireball meteor is described as a fragment of an asteroid that burns vigorously upon entering the earth’s atmosphere. Credit: YouTube/TamShin