Photos show the 1,000 pounds of space debris that crash landed in Kenya. It's unclear who it belongs to.
A large metallic ring from space crash-landed in Kenya on New Year's Day. Officials want to determine its origins and hold the owner accountable.
Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds reportedly crashes into village in Kenya
Officials said they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.
A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya
No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth grows dramatically.
Kenya investigates giant piece of space debris that crash landed in a village
Kenya's Space Agency (KSA) said the object was a massive metallic ring measuring approximately 2.5 metres wide and weighing 500 kilograms.View on euronews
Massive space debris crashes into Kenya, residents alarmed as 1,100-pound ring crashes from sky
It was an ordinary day for the residents of Mukuku village in Kenya's Makueni County – until an unexpected delivery from above disrupted the calm.
Massive ‘space object’ fragment crashes into remote village in Kenya
A huge, red-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenyan village on Monday afternoon according to local residents cited by the country’s national broadcaster, prompting an immediate investigation by the national space agency.
Over 1,000 pounds of space debris crash in south Kenyan village
The object was determined to be a separation ring from a rocket, weighing over 1,000 pounds and eight feet in diameter.
Mysterious giant metallic ring believed to be 'space object' crashes in Kenyan village
A metallic object weighing about 500 kilograms and measuring about 2 meters in diameter crashed in the Mukuku village in Kenya.
Massive piece of space junk crashes into village in Kenya — and officials still have no idea where it came from
A 1,100-pound metal ring from a rocket smashed in to a Kenyan village, where it startled residents and flattened trees
Massive piece of space junk debris weighing half a tonne crashes down in Kenya
A massive piece of space junk debris weighing 500kg has crashed into a Kenyan village, prompting an immediate investigation by the country's space agency. The burning metal ring plunged into Mukuku village in Makueni county,
Kenya investigating mysterious fallen space debris
Kenyan officials are investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country’s south.
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