Hundreds of people called up the authorities and updated their social media timelines as the locals spotted a fireball in the night skies of&nbsp;Puerto Rico.

The locals took to social media to share pictures and videos of colourful fireball above&nbsp;the Caribbean island.

A video was shot and shared by&nbsp;Frankie Lucena (@frankie57pr) on Twitter in which the fireball can be seen heading in a downward direction, which the spectator claimed can be "a Taurid".

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Colorful fireball from last night. The tail seems to be pointing in the direction of Taurus so it could be a Taurid meteor. 4K version at <a href="https://t.co/qY2JvyqMgl">https://t.co/qY2JvyqMgl</a> and <a href="https://t.co/dgdkUeJExN">https://t.co/dgdkUeJExN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamonzon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamonzon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DeborahTiempo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeborahTiempo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/weatherchannel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@weatherchannel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/amsmeteors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amsmeteors</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyandTelescope?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SkyandTelescope</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pgbrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pgbrown</a> <a href="https://t.co/HMSJyoQd9E">pic.twitter.com/HMSJyoQd9E</a>
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The spectacular scene was spotted as the Orionid meteor shower was peaking in the area. This region has seen an increase in these activities with&nbsp;hundreds of Puerto Ricans&nbsp;spotting unexplained “white dots” in the sky during daylight hours, as reported by&nbsp;the Caribbean Astronomical Society.

“We are totally sure that what was seen in the sky were these balloons, since we even managed to capture photos through telescopes, at a time when the naked eye could see the same white dots that many saw,” the Caribbean Astronomical Society said in a statement.

Hundreds of people called up the authorities and updated their social media timelines as the locals spotted a fireball in the night skies of Puerto Rico. The locals took to social media to share pictures and videos of colourful fireball above the Caribbean island.

Hundreds of people called up the authorities and updated their social media timelines as the locals spotted a fireball in the night skies of Puerto Rico. The locals took to social media to share pictures and videos of colourful fireball above the Caribbean island. A video was shot and shared by Frankie Lucena (@frankie57pr) on Twitter in which the fireball can be seen heading in a downward direction, which the spectator claimed can be "a Taurid". Colorful fireball from last night. The tail seems to be pointing in the direction of Taurus so it could be a Taurid meteor. 4K version at https://t.co/qY2JvyqMgl and https://t.co/dgdkUeJExN @adamonzon @DeborahTiempo @weatherchannel @amsmeteors @SkyandTelescope @pgbrown pic.twitter.com/HMSJyoQd9E — Frankie Lucena (@frankie57pr) October 21, 2020 × The spectacular scene was spotted as the Orionid meteor shower was peaking in the area. This region has seen an increase in these activities with hundreds of Puerto Ricans spotting unexplained “white dots” in the sky during daylight hours, as reported by the Caribbean Astronomical Society. “We are totally sure that what was seen in the sky were these balloons, since we even managed to capture photos through telescopes, at a time when the naked eye could see the same white dots that many saw,” the Caribbean Astronomical Society said in a statement.

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Astronomers announced on Monday the discovery of the youngest planet ever found outside our solar system, lending new insight into how planetary systems form. 
 
The 11 million-year-old exoplanet, named K2-33b, swiftly orbits around its star, K2-33 in just 5.4 days. 
 
The exoplanet&#39;s existence suggests that planets can quickly finalise their orbital distances after forming. 
 
Astronomers have published details of their findings in the Astronomical Journal, a scientific review published by the American Astronomical Society. 
 
About five times the size of Earth, which is about 4.5 billion-years-old, the youthful exoplanet is categorised as a &quot;super-Neptune&quot;. About 470 light-years away from Earth, it&#39;s located in the Scorpio constellation. 
 
These planets either form near to their star or migrate inward as they form out of the thick disks of gas and dust that surround young stars. 
 
Study co-author Andrew Mann, an&nbsp;astronomer at the University of Texas at Austin, speculated that the orbital migration patterns of close-in planets may affect how terrestrial planets form. 
 
&quot;If Jupiter or Neptune had migrated inward after the terrestrial planets formed, it seems unlikely that our solar system would have an Earth&nbsp;or any of the terrestrial planets at all,&quot; Mann said in a statement. 
 
Researchers discovered the planet using NASA&#39;s Kepler space telescope. 
 
Astronomers then conducted additional observations with telescopes to confirm K2-33b&#39;s existence and determine the exoplanet&#39;s characteristics and properties. 
 
(AFP)

The exoplanet, named K2-33b, suggests that planets can quickly finalise their orbital distances after forming

Astronomers announced on Monday the discovery of the youngest planet ever found outside our solar system, lending new insight into how planetary systems form. The 11 million-year-old exoplanet, named K2-33b, swiftly orbits around its star, K2-33 in just 5.4 days. The exoplanet's existence suggests that planets can quickly finalise their orbital distances after forming. Astronomers have published details of their findings in the Astronomical Journal, a scientific review published by the American Astronomical Society. About five times the size of Earth, which is about 4.5 billion-years-old, the youthful exoplanet is categorised as a "super-Neptune". About 470 light-years away from Earth, it's located in the Scorpio constellation. These planets either form near to their star or migrate inward as they form out of the thick disks of gas and dust that surround young stars. Study co-author Andrew Mann, an astronomer at the University of Texas at Austin, speculated that the orbital migration patterns of close-in planets may affect how terrestrial planets form. "If Jupiter or Neptune had migrated inward after the terrestrial planets formed, it seems unlikely that our solar system would have an Earth or any of the terrestrial planets at all," Mann said in a statement. Researchers discovered the planet using NASA's Kepler space telescope. Astronomers then conducted additional observations with telescopes to confirm K2-33b's existence and determine the exoplanet's characteristics and properties. (AFP)

'Youthful exoplanet' sheds light on planet and solar system formation

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