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Comet Fragment Flashes in the Night Sky Over Spain and Portugal


A bright object broke up in Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday night, illuminating night skies over parts of Spain and Portugal. Experts say it was a fragment of a comet, perhaps only a few feet in size.

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