The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth—and governments are on the hook
A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a man's home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the ...
What’s the risk of getting hit by space junk?
Space junk travels at 17,000 mph as it orbits Earth, per Axios, and can threaten satellites and astronauts. Most space debris ...
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Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms
An object that smashed through a Florida home was part of a pallet jettisoned from the International Space Station along with ...
Waste in space: Why junk in Earth orbit is becoming a huge problem
Any equipment or trash left by humans in space is considered space junk and can remain in orbit at up to 18,000 mph.
NASA takes ownership of space junk that crashed into Florida home
A piece of space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Florida, last month was a piece of the International Space ...
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The space junk was supposed to disintegrate in the atmosphere — it didn't
NASA says the space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Fla., last month was part of a pallet of old batteries jettisoned from the International Space Station three years ago.
NASA Says Piece of Space Junk Crashed into Florida Home Last Month, Homeowner Left in ‘Disbelief'
The hardware, which weighed about 5,800 lbs., “was expected to fully burn up during entry through Earth’s atmosphere on March ...
NASA confirms space junk that ripped through Florida home came from International Space Station
A chunk of space junk that smashed through a Florida home last month came from the International Space Station, NASA has ...
Video: Space junk crashed through family's roof, NASA says
"It was a tremendous sound. And it almost hit my son. He was two rooms over and heard it all," Otero recalled.