00:00 In the early hours of January 21, a petite asteroid streaked through the sky, entering
00:05 Earth's atmosphere in the vicinity of Berlin, Germany.
00:09 As it penetrated the atmosphere, the asteroid detonated midair, generating a brilliant but
00:14 harmless fireball visible for miles.
00:16 Astronomer Kryzyszyn Sanecki, also known as an asteroid hunter, first detected the asteroid,
00:23 named 2024 B11, Sanecki stationed at the Piskesteto mountain station within the Konkoli Observatory
00:31 in Hungary, utilised the observatory's 60cm Smith telescope to identify the celestial
00:36 object.
00:37 Following the asteroid's discovery, NASA promptly issued a comprehensive forecast detailing
00:41 the meteor's impact location and time.
00:44 Following the tweet on X, it garnered more than 1 lakh likes and over 1,400 comments
00:48 with numerous expressions of astonishment at the spectacle of the exploding space rock.
00:54 One individual expressed, "Incredible footage.
00:56 Really enjoyed watching.
00:57 Thank you for posting."
00:59 Another commented, "Wow.
01:01 Great video.
01:02 Amazing capture."
01:03 A third observer noted, "Look at the reflection in the water at the bottom left of the screen.
01:07 It was close.
01:08 Thank God it did not land."
01:09 A fourth shared, "Wow.
01:11 This is amazing."
01:12 This event marked the eighth instance of an asteroid being discovered before impacting
01:16 our planet and notably it was the third time that Krytsen Sanecki made such a finding,
01:21 as reported by the New York Post.
01:23 The asteroid hunter had previously discovered a space rock that struck north of Iceland
01:27 in 2022 and one that exploded over the English Channel during last year's Super Bowl.
01:32 Importantly, the next potential hazardous collision is projected for 2182, with a 1
01:37 in 2,700 chance that a small near-Earth asteroid named Bennu could enter the atmosphere.
01:42 It is not known when the asteroid will hit the Earth.
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