Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern for air traffic, as SpaceX's recent Starship Flight 7 showed.

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 ...

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — 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 ...

but it could lead to improved risk assessments of falling space junk. A potential solution to fix the issue overall, Anselmo said, is to make all sizable objects reenter Earth in a controlled ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SO MOST OF THEM BURN UP. THAT DISINTEGRATION MEANS MOST SPACE JUNK AND EVEN METEORITES RARELY MAKE IT TO THE GROUND. SO CONCERN FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE IS INCREDIBLY LOW. AS FOR ANY EXTRATERRESTRIAL ...

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.

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 ...

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.