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NOAA issues warning for falling satellite debris, Kentucky fireballs & Texas explosions
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s debris from last week's collision of two satellites starting to rain down on Earth? NOAA issued this alert on Feb. 13:
..POSSIBLE SATELLITE DEBRIS FALLING ACROSS THE REGION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS RECEIVED CALLS THIS EVENING FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING POSSIBLE EXPLOSIONS AND...OR EARTHQUAKES ACROSS THE AREA. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS REPORTED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT THESE EVENTS ARE BEING CAUSED BY FALLING SATELLITE DEBRIS. THESE PIECES OF DEBRIS HAVE BEEN CAUSING SONIC BOOMS...RESULTING IN THE VIBRATIONS BEING FELT BY SOME RESIDENTS...AS WELL AS FLASHES OF LIGHT ACROSS THE SKY. THE CLOUD OF DEBRIS IS LIKELY THE RESULT OF THE RECENT IN ORBIT COLLISION OF TWO SATELLITES ON TUESDAY...FEBRUARY 10TH WHEN KOSMOS 2251 CRASHED INTO IRIDIUM 33.
SpaceWeather reports a fireball, booms, and shaking houses in Kentucky. It's not yet been proven that the reported events were linked to the satellite collision although according to the warning, the FAA believes the events to be space debris.
Waco Now reports explosions and a sheriff's office claim of falling debris:
McLennan County residents who have reported hearing “explosions” today are likely instead hearing the fall of space debris, chief deputy Randy Plemons said.
Although the sheriff’s office has not found any of the debris, the FAA has said it is likely pieces of two satellites - one American, one Russian - that collided on Tuesday, Plemons said.
Stay tuned, folks. The fallout, in every way, of the newly-spawned debris is only beginning.
A hat tip to Cosmos4u, who not only Twitters with speed, but also runs an eclectic, vibrant website on astronomy and space.
Image credit: earlier artist's concept of space junk surrounding Earth for the European Space Agency
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