The video will start in 8 CancelGet daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailOnlookers were left terrified after a gigantic meteor flamed through the sky in southwest China last week, turning the dark skies as bright as daytime. The meteorite flamed across the Chinese city of Yunnan and was captured on a smartphone camera before being uploaded to Twitter. According to the Yunnan Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the fireball was a "bolide", which is the name given to an extremely bright meteor. The fireball effect was created by the friction of the meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere.

Source: Daily Mirror June 04, 2018 15:45 UTC