A fiery ball in the sky startled residents across the United States.
On the night of November 9th to 10th, a brilliant fireball lit up the sky over four U.S. states, caused by the re-entry of a SpaceX Starlink satellite igniting upon entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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Thousands of residents in the southeastern United States witnessed fragments of the Starlink-4682 spacecraft scattering across the sky, leaving behind a glowing trail of debris visible for miles.
The Starlink-4682 satellite was launched into space in August 2022 and spent two years there before returning to Earth. According to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracks objects in near-Earth space, the satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and flew over Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oklahoma before ultimately disintegrating in the sky over Texas.