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'Quite a light show': NASA astronaut snaps atmospheric fireball as Russian rocket explodes over West Africa

An American astronaut on board the ISS recently snapped a spectacular "fireball" streaking across the nighttime sky over West Africa. The striking "light show" shows a Russian rocket being vaporized as it reenters the upper atmosphere.

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