Meteor seen streaking across sky from Choa Chu Kang

A meteor was spotted from Choa Chu Kang in Singapore on Nov. 4, 2026.

Videos of a fireball with a long tail were put up on social media on Wednesday night in the CloudSpotting & SkySpotting Singapore Facebook group.

The person who witnessed the celestial phenomenon said it occurred at around 8:40pm.

The same meteor was also apparently spotted by some over in Malaysia.

Photos of it were also shared on social media.

Taurids meteor shower

According to Space.com, the Taurids meteor shower, which consists of the Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids, is active now.

The Science Centre Observatory described the Taurids meteor shower as "slow, bright meteors and occasional fireballs visible across the sky".

This year, the Southern Taurids are expected to peak around Nov. 5, while the Northern Taurids are expected to peak around Nov. 12.

The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, with shooting stars streaming from a point in the sky where the Taurus constellation is located.

Meteors

Previously, in May 2024, a meteor was also spotted from Singapore.

It appeared in the sky as a "bright burning flash" and was reportedly sighted in east Singapore at around 11:47pm.

Meteors are basically rocks that fall into the Earth's atmosphere.

Sometimes, due to friction, pressure, and chemical reactions with atmospheric gases, the rocks heat up and radiate energy, leading to the pretty light displays seen from the ground.

While fireballs usually do not survive passage into the atmosphere intact, fragments are sometimes recovered on the ground, according to NASA.

These are called meteorites.