#Latest news with #GMT.SocialBBC News19-02-2025ScienceBBC News'Fireball' seen hurtling through sky over LincolnshireA "fireball" spotted hurtling through the sky in Lincolnshire was probably the remains of a rocket flaming ball with a bright streak trailing behind it was seen shooting over homes across the region and beyond at about 03:45 media posts suggest it was seen as far as the astronomer Paul Money said the reports he had seen so far suggested it was the remains of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched a series of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites earlier this month. Rocket boosters help launch spacecraft into Money said they deliver the satellite into the correct orbit before eventually dropping down to Earth and burning up."It was quite bright so it does seem to have been quite a substantial object. So I suspect it was actually the rocket booster itself," he which has been contacted for comment, has launched 14 Falcon 9 Starlink rockets so far this year. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News19-02-2025ScienceBBC News'Fireball' seen hurtling through sky over LincolnshireA "fireball" spotted hurtling through the sky in Lincolnshire was probably the remains of a rocket flaming ball with a bright streak trailing behind it was seen shooting over homes across the region and beyond at about 03:45 media posts suggest it was seen as far as the astronomer Paul Money said the reports he had seen so far suggested it was the remains of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched a series of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites earlier this month. Rocket boosters help launch spacecraft into Money said they deliver the satellite into the correct orbit before eventually dropping down to Earth and burning up."It was quite bright so it does seem to have been quite a substantial object. So I suspect it was actually the rocket booster itself," he which has been contacted for comment, has launched 14 Falcon 9 Starlink rockets so far this year. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
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