A strange phenomenon has caused a shock in the American city of Naples in which an object broke the roof of a house. The uncertainty caused by NASA's lack of response ended after the report that the piece had indeed come from space.
In mid-March, a user of the social network National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) No response to the confusion caused by an unknown object attacking his home Naples, America.
After publication, the NASA He investigated and determined what had happened The element actually came from outer spaceMany versions have been created around this extraordinary episode.
The agency responsible for the civil space program explained that it was a detachment International stationA small scientific city floats in space and orbits the Earth 400 kilometers above us.
Although There were no casualties or injuriesThe object hit the internet user's house hard, went through the roof and broke the floor.
NASA announced that the object Separated from the International Space Station three years agoBelongs to a piece of equipment used to charge batteries on a charging platform.
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The danger of the situation
The fragment was expected to float for a few years and burn up as it entered the atmosphere, but it didn't. Moved to a house in Florida.
Debris landed on Alejandro Otero's property It weighs less than 1 kilogram and is 10 centimeters tall.. Additionally, it is made of a metal alloy.
This is particularly dangerous because most space debris moves quickly and reaches the target 30,000 kilometers per hour: “Due to the velocity and volume of debris in low Earth orbit, current and future space missions, explorations and operations are challenged.” Security risk to people and assets in space and on EarthNASA said.