{"id":794450,"date":"2025-03-17T10:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=794450"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:07:09","slug":"very-bright-fireball-over-karachi-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=794450","title":{"rendered":"Very bright fireball over Karachi, Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A bright fireball streaked across the sky over Pakistan at 21:43 UTC on Sunday, March 16, 2025, dazzling people with green and orange hues.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A bright fireball streaked over the skies of Karachi, Pakistan, at around 21:43 UTC on Sunday (02:43 local time (LT) on Monday, March 17). The fireball was seen across the region, with multiple sightings reported across the Sindh region.<\/p>\n<p>A clip recorded from a moving vehicle shows a bright green streak flashing across the sky before sparking and turning fiery orange. <\/p>\n<p>Another clip shows the fireball glowing orange before fading into the darkness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0633 \u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0634\u06c1\u0627\u0628 \u062b\u0627\u0642\u0628 \u06a9\u0627 \u0646\u0638\u0627\u0631\u06c1 \u0628\u06c1\u062a \u0632\u06cc\u0627\u062f\u06c1 \u0648\u0627\u0636\u062d \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0631\u0648\u0634\u0646 \u062a\u06be\u0627 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u06cc\u06c1 \u06a9\u0631\u0627\u0686\u06cc \u0633\u0645\u06cc\u062a \u067e\u0648\u0631\u06d2 \u0633\u0646\u062f\u06be \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be\u0627 \u06af\u06cc\u0627\ud83d\ude2f <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PkbH2A5pa7\">pic.twitter.com\/PkbH2A5pa7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Board Of Intermediate Education Karachi (@BiekOfficial) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiekOfficial\/status\/1901428323726606529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u06a9\u0631\u0627\u0686\u06cc \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0628 \u0633\u06d2 \u06a9\u0686\u06be \u062f\u06cc\u0631 \u067e\u06c1\u0644\u06d2 \u0622\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0633\u06d2 \u0634\u06c1\u0627\u0628 \u062b\u0627\u0642\u0628 \u06af\u0631\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0646\u0638\u0631 \u2604\ufe0f\u2604\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Weather Updates PK 2.0 \u2013 Jawad Memon \/ Pakistan Doppler <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2c4WSUm4jq\">pic.twitter.com\/2c4WSUm4jq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Weather Updates PK (@WeatherWupk) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeatherWupk\/status\/1901533268195086339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udfe2 Exclusive: Very Bright Blueish Burning Commit over the Skies of Karachi \u2604\ufe0f\u2604\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Credits: Weather Updates PK 2.0 \u2013 Jawad Memon <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b8FPiHHSWK\">pic.twitter.com\/b8FPiHHSWK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Weather Updates PK (@WeatherWupk) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeatherWupk\/status\/1901533206182236668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Fireballs occur when large meteoroids\u2014space rocks ranging from a few centimeters to meters in size\u2014enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere at speeds exceeding 40 000 km\/h (25 000 mph), producing a bright light visible over wide areas, including Sindh. While March is not associated with major meteor showers, sporadic bolides like this are not uncommon, as thousands of meteors enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere daily.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Karachi and Sindh have witnessed such an event. In January 2022, a similar fireball illuminated the night sky, gaining widespread attention on social media and captivating residents.<\/p>\n<p>In Pakistani culture, these \u201cshooting stars\u201d (shahab thaqib) are often met with wonder, sometimes regarded as omens or simply as natural spectacles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- MOLONGUI AUTHORSHIP PLUGIN 5.0.14 --><br \/>\n<!-- https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/wordpress-plugin-post-authors --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2025\/03\/17\/very-bright-fireball-over-karachi-pakistan\/?rand=772151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bright fireball streaked across the sky over Pakistan at 21:43 UTC on Sunday, March 16, 2025, dazzling people with green and orange hues. 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