Asteroid Discovered Saturday Morning Entered Atmosphere Later That Night
People in South Africa got quite the light show on Saturday night as an asteroid, discovered just hours before, entered Earth’s atmosphere in lit up the night sky in a spectacular display. Here’s more on the story from EarthSky.org:
YouTube Screenshot The International Astronomical Union has now confirmed that a small asteroid – discovered Saturday morning, June 2, 2018 – entered Earth’s atmosphere later that day. The asteroid was originally designated ZLAF9B2 and is now officially called 2018 LA.