Space debris lights up night sky across Midwest
A satellite, initially identified as Starlink-5693, reentered Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday, causing a dazzling display visible from states such as Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Famed astronomer Jonathan McDowell said the Starlink satellite was closely tracked by space agencies.
Wisconsin Man's Camera Captures 'Space Junk' Streaking Across Night Sky
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Milwaukee planetarium director explains streaks of light seen lighting up sky Tuesday night
Southeast Wisconsin was glowing and buzzing Tuesday night as the skies lit up across the Great Lakes region with fiery streaks. Some spectators thought it might be a performance by Mother Nature, like a meteor shower. But the truth is it was just a bunch of junk.
Fiery lights spotted in skies over Wisconsin believed to be ‘space junk’
According to Bob Bonadurer, planetarium director for the Milwaukee Public Museum, space junk is debris from satellites that came off or part of a satellite that’s rubbing against Earth’s atmosphere at about 20 miles a second.
Space junk debris lights up the skies over Michigan and throughout Midwest
Midwest as people in Illinois and Michigan also reported seeing the dazzling display in the sky. Derek Brown of Potterville, Mich. captured video of the falling debris from the front porch of his home.
‘Space junk:' What were the objects streaking across the night sky in Chicago suburbs?
Did you see it? Some in the western suburbs of Chicago Tuesday, including Yorkville and Wadsworth, reported seeing objects streaking across the night sky, leaving a trail of what appeared to be flames in their wake.
Likely space debris seen in the southeastern Wisconsin sky
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