Space Debris Lights Up Night Sky Over Wisconsin

What was that fiery streak in the sky Tuesday night over Wisconsin?
People across southern Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, reported seeing a bright streak of matter shooting across the sky Tuesday night.
Space Debris Lights Up The Night Sky Over Wisconsin
People across the Midwest got a stunning light show if they happened to look up on Tuesday night. Watch what some lucky witnesses captured on video and learn exactly what it was that burned so bright in the skies over Wisconsin,
Wisconsin Man's Camera Captures 'Space Junk' Streaking Across Night Sky
A Wisconsin man was delighted to find his security camera was at the perfect angle to record what was being reported as some space debris burning up in the night sky on8. Tom Purdy, whose device captured this footage of what he called “space junk,
Likely space debris seen in the southeastern Wisconsin sky
Southeast Wisconsin residents are wondering what they saw in the sky on Tuesday night, Jan. 28. Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78 Therapists Say These 6 Common Habits Are Fueling Your Anxiety UPS to cut its Amazon business by more than 50%.
Explanation of Tuesday night's space junk in the sky
The skies in Southern Wisconsin were lit up last night as people reached out to us about the fiery streaks in the sky.
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Space debris lights up night sky across Midwest
A satellite, initially identified as Starlink-5693, reentered Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday, causing a dazzling display visible from states such as Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Famed astronomer Jonathan McDowell said the Starlink satellite was closely tracked by space agencies.
Space Debris Lights Up Sky in Fiery Reentry over Wisconsin
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 burned up in the atmosphere,
Fiery lights spotted in skies over Wisconsin believed to be ‘space junk’
According to Bob Bonadurer, planetarium director for the Milwaukee Public Museum, space junk is debris from satellites that came off or part of a satellite that’s rubbing against Earth’s atmosphere at about 20 miles a second.
Space junk debris lights up the skies over Michigan and throughout Midwest
Midwest as people in Illinois and Michigan also reported seeing the dazzling display in the sky. Derek Brown of Potterville, Mich. captured video of the falling debris from the front porch of his home.
Space debris burns up over West Michigan skies
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 Earth's atmosphere. (Jan. 28, 2025)
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