A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently captured a mysterious bright flash above Earth. The video, taken by astronaut Matthew Dominick, shows a split-second white and green explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, overshadowing nearby lightning strikes. Dominick, who launched to the ISS in March, had set up a timelapse on his camera over Northern Africa, which was experiencing dark skies and lightning storms at the time. "I showed this to a couple of friends yesterday to see what they thought. They both thought it was a meteor exploding in the atmosphere - a rather bright one called a bolide. Timelapse is slowed down to one frame per second for you to see it streaking and then exploding. If you know about these type of meteors please chime in. I am curious to know more," Dominick said. He further added, "I will post the longer timelapse over the Nile river later. Timelapse was setup over Northern Africa where it was very dark with lightning. I got greedy with ISO (25600) and when the timelapse got to Cairo the cities were overexposed. I was greedy because I wanted the Milky Way Core. When I went to review the shots afterwards I found the bolide.." Seeking advice from friends, Dominick learned that the blast was likely a meteor burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Such meteors, known as bolides or fireballs, are exceptionally bright and can be seen over a wide area. First Human-Made Meteor Shower: NASA’s DART Mission Collision Debris Could Create Shooting Stars for Almost 100 Years, Study Reveals.

‘Bolide’ Over Earth (Photo Credits: X/@dominickmatthew)

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