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 by Ben Hooper Washington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2020
Southern California residents captured video when suspected space debris lit up the night sky and broke into multiple pieces. Videos captured by residents in San Diego, Los Angeles and the surrounding areas Wednesday evening show the bright fireball, suspected by some to be a meteor, breaking into several smaller pieces while streaking across the sky. It was unclear whether any of the pieces fell to earth or if they burned up in the atmosphere. The American Meteor Society logged 63 reports of sightings in Southern California on Wednesday night. The society said the object may have been debris from the Delta II rocket that launched a GPS satellite in 1989. Source: United Press International
Two defunct satellites narrowly miss collision: officials Washington (AFP) Jan 30, 2020 Two decommissioned satellites sped past each other Wednesday after experts had warned they may collide at a combined speed of 33,000 miles (53,000 kilometers) an hour, sending thousands of pieces of debris hurtling through space. The satellites - a pioneering international space telescope and an experimental US craft traveling in opposing orbits - "crossed paths without incident," a spokesman for US Space Command told AFP. The crossover took place at 2339 GMT about 900 kilometers (560 miles) ... read more
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