A massive fireball lit up the skies over northern Morocco on the evening of Saturday, October 18, after a space rock from an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at a staggering speed of 67,000 kilometers per hour. The spectacular event was visible even from southern Spanish cities such as Málaga, Granada, and Almería. Spanish astrophysicist José María Madiedo, a researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, clarified that the fireball actually passed over Moroccan skies, not Andalusian ones as many initially believed. He explained that its exceptional brightness allowed it to be seen from more than 600 kilometers away. According to a report from the Institute of Astrophysics, the fireball first appeared at an altitude of about 82 kilometers above Douar Fej Ennassar in northern Morocco and traveled northwest before disintegrating around 38 kilometers above Douar Lqliâa. The report attributes the phenomenon to small meteoroids entering the atmosphere at extremely high speeds, causing their surfaces to heat up and partially burn. This process produces a brilliant flash of light, the glowing fireballs that can be seen from hundreds of kilometers away.
