Video: Video from the International Space Station shows a meteorite entering the Earth’s atmosphere over Africa

Houston – An American astronaut aboard the International Space Station recently captured incredible video of a meteorite exploding through Earth’s atmosphere high above North Africa.

Astronaut Matthew Dominick shared the video in a post on X, formerly Twitter, and said he showed the otherworldly footage to some friends to better understand what exactly happened.

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“They both thought it was a meteor that had exploded in the atmosphere,” Dominick said in X. “A fairly bright meteor, called a bolide.”

A bolide, according to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), is an astronomical term used for “exceptionally bright meteors that are spectacular enough to be seen over a very wide area.”

Dominick shared two videos of the rare sight: one slowed down to one frame per second and a second time-lapse that captured a quick flash of light as the meteor streaked through the atmosphere.

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The videos showed Earth from above as the ISS passed over North Africa. And just after the ISS passed over Cairo, Egypt, the bright green flash of the meteor could be seen.

Dominick launched to the ISS in March and has conducted numerous scientific experiments in space. He has also shared numerous spectacular photos and videos of what he has seen during his time aboard the ISS.