An asteroid has exploded above the English Channel after entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

The 1m (3ft) meteoroid - or small asteroid - was seen shortly before 03:00 GMT on Monday morning.

The event, known as an "airburst", was just the seventh time in history that an asteroid impact has been predicted in advance.

Social media users, some based in the south of England, shared footage of the rock lighting up the sky. The meteoroid has been dubbed Sar2667.

The European Space Agency tweeted that it was "a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities."

The agency earlier predicted that the object was expected to "safely strike" the earth's atmosphere near to the French city of Rouen.

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