KARACHI: In a captivating celestial display, a meteorite lit up the night sky over Karachi during the early hours of Monday, leaving citizens stunned.

Observers witnessed the spectacular celestial phenomenon at approximately 2:43am, leading to a flurry of excitement as videos of the meteorite flooded social media.

This event, often referred to as a shooting star, has drawn attention to the presence of millions of meteorites orbiting Earth.

According to experts, such meteorite sightings occur regularly, adding to the thrill of stargazing. 

Meanwhile, astronomers revealed that these objects are fragments of asteroids that ignite upon entering the Earth’s atmosphere due to friction with air.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), a space research agency based in the United States, estimated that between 100 and 300 tonnes of space debris, mostly the size of sand grains, descend on Earth daily.