Fireball over Scotland and NI was likely ‘space junk’ from Elon Musk satellite, say astronomers

UK Meteor Network says object in night sky most likely a deorbiting satellite from SpaceX projectA fireball seen over Scotland and Northern Ireland is likely to have been space junk from Elon Musk ’s satellite programme, according to astronomers examining it.The UK Meteor Network said the fireball was visible for 20 seconds just after 10pm on Wednesday night. It received almost 800 reports from Scotland, North Ireland and northern England.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Space Meteors Scotland Northern Ireland UK news Source Type: news