California residents near were left shocked and puzzled when streaks of lights were suddenly spotted soaring in the sky during Friday’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
launching, but famed astronomer Jonathan McDowell said it was nothing more than space junk burning up in the atmosphere.tossed from the International Space Station in 2020, which remained in orbit for years before finally crashing.
The expert said the trash was specifically a 689-pound Japanese communications device launched back in 2009 to attach to the International Space Station. Astronomer Jonathan McDowell said the lights were caused by debris tossed from the International Space Station in 2020.The trash was a 689-pound Japanese communications device launched back in 2009.According to the Space-Track, which tracks the locations of all objects launched into space, there are more than 19,000 pieces of “debris” orbiting around the world.
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