The rare event left skywatchers in awe as the Sun, partially covered by the Moon at its rise, appeared to dim momentarily before "rising again," creating the illusion of two sunrises at the same time.

In the coming days ahead, if any of your friends or relatives remark to you that they saw a "strange UFO" on the way to work ...

The privately funded mission, named Fram2, was commissioned by Maltese-Chinese billionaire Chun Wang and aimed to expand the frontiers of private space exploration and scientific research.