A massive blue-green meteor streaked through the skies of Portugal and Spain over the weekend, and videos of the event are both shocking and beautiful. Millions were stunned and alarmed when they spotted the fireball soaring dangerously close to Earth on Saturday, May 18. While people were initially unsure what to think of the spectacle, The European Space Agency (ESA) identified it as a meteor after it caught footage on its cameras in Cáceres, Spain, at 6:46 PM EDT. ESA’s fireball camera in Cáceres, Spain, spotted this stunning meteor last night!Our Planetary Defence Office are currently analysing the size and trajectory of the object to assess the chance that any material made it to the surface.Credit: ESA/PDO/AMS82 – AllSky7 pic.twitter.com/gSU4unncQW— ESA Operations (@esaoperations) May 19, 2024 The fireball shot across the sky going around 10,000 miles per hour, and the ESA believes it likely burned up somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. However, the agency says it’s still possible it hit Earth. According to an X post, the Planetary Defence Office is “currently [analyzing] the size and trajectory of the object to assess the chance that any material made it to the surface.” Social Media Users Are In Awe Of Stunning Meteor Social media users, including media personality Collin Rugg, also caught chance footage of the meteor. And it’s dazzling viewers all over the internet. JUST IN: Meteor spotted in the skies over Spain and Portugal.This is insane.Early reports claim that the blue flash could be seen darting through the night sky for hundreds of kilometers.At the moment, it has not been confirmed if it hit the Earth’s surface however some… pic.twitter.com/PNMs2CDkW9— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 19, 2024 “Early reports claim that the blue flash could be seen darting through the night sky for hundreds of kilometers. At the moment, it has not been confirmed if it hit the Earth’s surface however some reports say it may have fallen near the town of Castro Daire,” he captioned. “Other reports say it was closer to Pinheiro.” One of the coolest videos from the meteor yesterday in Portugal pic.twitter.com/jmGi89lgqj— Neutralious (@Neutralious) May 19, 2024 Meteors, also known as shooting stars, are pieces of comets, asteroids, or even the moon that break off and fall into the planet’s atmosphere. The majority of these objects disintegrate before they can reach the ground. But if they do survive, they’re typically reduced to dust or tiny rocks called meteorites. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Dazzling Videos Catch Massive Blue Flash Lighting Up The Sky In Parts Of Europe appeared first on InspireMore.