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A metal object, possibly debris from the International Space Station, impacted a Florida home on March 8, 2024. What happens when space junk comes to Earth?

"Satellite tracking website “Orbiting Now” lists 9,494 active satellites. GAO estimates 58,000 satellites will launch within next six years. Subsequent decommissioning of more LEO satellites raises legitimate concerns about impact on ozone layer."

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The sky is becoming more cluttered with satellites and space junk. This is affecting astronomical study, but will only have a minor effect — if any — on the viewing of the solar eclipse.

Debris from a Chinese spacecraft lit up the SoCal sky early Tuesday. Space junk is of growing concern as low earth orbits get increasingly clogged.

Mysterious, golden streaks lit up the sky across southern California, causing a flurry of speculation.

The orbital module of China’s Shenzhou 15 re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, burning up over the night sky of southern California in the early hours of April 2.

The incident happened on March 8, when a two-pound cylindrical-shaped object crashed through the roof of a family home in Naples, Florida.

Most space debris burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere, but a homeowner in Naples, Florida, witnessed the exception to that rule this past month.

NASA is investigating an object from space that crashed through the roof of Alejandro Otero's home in Naples, Florida, a few weeks ago.