Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:44am on 16 Apr 2024,Tuesday Science
NASA has identified the mysterious object that crashed into a Florida home as space junk from the International Space Station. The cylindrical piece, weighing 0.7 kilograms, was a metal support used for mounting old batteries on a cargo pallet for disposal. Measuring 4 inches tall and 1 1/2 inches wide, it's made of the metal alloy Inconel. The debris was taken to the Kennedy Space Center for analysis, where NASA confirmed its origin. This incident sheds light on the challenges of managing space debris and highlights the importance of tracking and monitoring objects in orbit.
