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Chinese satellite posed no danger but gave US observers ‘spectacular’ light show

Experts identify fireball as a small, defunct device that was decommissioned 2 years ago, similar to other space debris that falls to Earth.


A bright fireball streaking across the US sky over multiple states was identified as the remnants of a decommissioned Chinese satellite, the Gaojing SuperView 1-02. Although it created a spectacular light show, space experts assured that the event was unintentional and posed no danger to Earth.


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