It turns out the object was a piece of space debris that had re-entered the atmosphere, according to Facebook post by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic ...

The car, initially thought to be an asteroid, was later identified as Musk's space junk after investigation. This caused an embarrassing mix-up, highlighting the need for improved space debris ...

As the data came in, a bright fireball flying overhead revealed the source: A large piece of space junk burning up as it fell to Earth. That junk was a 3,300-pound module that detached from China ...

Space debris lit up the sky over Sheboygan, Wisconsin, as parts of a Starlink satellite reentered the atmosphere on Tuesday, January 28. Parts of the Starlink-5693 satellite disintegrated as they ...

In fact, though, human space exploration and industrialization has polluted the area around our planet, with the resulting debris known as space junk. The problem is expected to only grow as the ...

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (WBAY) - Early Wednesday morning, we reported what appears to be space debris flying over parts of southern Wisconsin on Tuesday night. Reports are coming out that it’s a dead ...

However, experts from the International Meteor Organization (IMO) have confirmed that the sighting was not a “natural fireball meteor,” but space debris reentering the Earth's atmosphere.

The rocket's upper stage blew up at an altitude of around 90 miles (146 kilometers) according to astronomer and space debris expert Jonathan McDowell, and weighed some 85 tons without propellant.

A video with the post shows a stream off fiery space debris streaking over a rooftop and trees. WOAH. Something big just broke apart above Northern Illinois. What a sight! #ILWX pic.twitter.com ...

A space physics expert has warned that space junk orbiting around the Earth and flying at 18,000mph could pose a genuine threat to those on the planet below. Nottingham Trent University’s Dr Ian ...

“We received an alert and took spectroscopic data. In the end, it turned out to be space junk […] It’s not common, but we are already facing these issues due to all these satellite ...