Article 63N98 Fireball over Scotland and NI no longer thought to be Elon Musk ‘space junk’

Fireball over Scotland and NI no longer thought to be Elon Musk ‘space junk’

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Matthew Weaver
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UK Meteor Network says it cannot find any known space junk or satellite de-orbit' to explain object

A fireball seen over Scotland and Northern Ireland is no longer believed 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.

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