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an asteroid now named 2024 RW won by the European Space Agency Esa entered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday this small asteroid about 3 ft across approached the Philippines at 12:45 p.m. eastern time traveling at a speed of 39,000 mph however it burned up in the atmosphere due to its small size with the remnants falling harmlessly into the sea footage of the event showed the asteroid lighting up the sky over Luzon Island appearing as a bright Fireball even brighter than the moon this created a spectacle for many locals who shared videos and praised the scientists for their accurate predictions on social media however some were disappointed commenting on X formerly known as Twitter that they either saw very little or only noticed a brief flash of light the asteroid was spotted just 8 hours before its entry thanks to the NASA funded Catalina Sky survey this early detection was noteworthy as it allowed scientists to track the asteroids path and predict its impact location accurately