Asteroid illuminates the night sky with dazzling flash before landing in Russia’s Yakutia.

By our Special Correspondent

An asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere in the early hours of Wednesday, making landfall in Russia’s remote Yakutia region in the far east. The event, which occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. local time (1615 GMT), was marked by a stunning bright flash that illuminated the night sky before disappearing in the blink of an eye.