Streaks of light were space junk, planetarium director believes
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.
‘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.
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.
Space junk debris lights up the skies over Michigan and throughout Midwest
Midwesterners who were out for a nighttime stroll Tuesday saw something a bit unusual in the sky as falling satellite debris made for an impromptu show as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere. According to Fox Weather, the falling debris came from a SpaceX satellite that’s part of the Starlink constellation.
Explanation of Tuesday night's space junk in the sky
The skies in Southern Wisconsin were lit up last night as people reached out to us about the fiery streaks in the sky.
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 debris burns up over West Michigan skies
A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris scattered and burned upon entering Earth's atmosphere. (Jan. 28, 2025)
Wisconsin Man's Camera Captures 'Space Junk' Streaking Across Night Sky
A Wisconsin man was delighted to find his security camera was at the perfect angle to record what was being reported as some space debris burning up in the night sky on8. Tom Purdy, whose device captured this footage of what he called “space junk,
Was that an earthquake? Nope, it was falling space junk.
As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.
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