An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists said.

Yakutia residents were treated to a magnificent sight of an asteroid breaking apart in the night sky. Anastasiia Riddle. Watch Next

According to officials, an asteroid lit up the sky in Russia, near the far eastern region of Yakutia. It produced a fireball before burning up in the atmosphere.