The crash of two satellites 500 miles over Sibera has caused alarm in Kentucky. The collision generated an estimated tens of thousands of pieces of space junk that could circle Earth and threaten other satellites for the next 10,000 years, space experts said Friday. Several of those chunks caused concern in Southeastern Kenutcky Friday night.
The 27 NEWSFIRST Newsroom checked into numerous reports of sightings of blue and white lights in the sky, as well as loud booms that, in some cases, rattled homes. So far, emergency officials in Kentucky believe the falling debris from the satellites has covered a 500-mile area in North America, but has led to no injuries or damages.
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Thru the partly cloudy sky here in louisville, Fri Feb 13 10pm, i could blueish white streaks.they were travelling from the northwest to southeast. I heard no noise though. But however i did hear a boom and two tremendous glares in the north sky about shortly after the two satellites crashed.
Personnel that track space satellites and junk in orbit are certainly going to earn their money now! This incident could cause a lot of problems in the near future, considering all the other satellites in orbit that could be damaged or destroyed by impact. Hopefully, none of the debri will collide with the ISS.