#TheMoment a streak of light in the sky puzzled California residents
Astronomer Jonathan McDowell explains that the streak of light seen over Southern California on April 2 was space debris from a Chinese spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere.
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Astronomer Jonathan McDowell explains that the streak of light seen over Southern California on April 2 was space debris from a Chinese spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere.
An object tumbling from the sky had struck Otero’s Naples, Fla., house with a bang that startled his son. Otero cut his trip short and returned home to find a hole torn through his roof and second-story floor. The bewildered father searched for the culprit and found an unusual projectile — a dense, cylindrical piece of charred metal a little smaller than a soup can — lodged in a wall.
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.
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.
An object believed to be from the International Space Station (ISS) has fallen from the sky