This pale greenish-blue flash just above the Nile River basin is believed to be a type of extremely bright meteor that occurs when a piece of a rocky asteroid or icy comet enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up.
A piece of space debris accidentally entered and severed the electrical cable connecting the core module's solar panels.
Besides their daily tasks of conducting a series of scientific experiments in microgravity conditions every day, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) sometimes also spend time admiring the scenery from “million dollar” views as an effective form of stress relief.