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SOUT OF THE SKIES

Mystery metal from the heavens and more meteorite near-misses
SOUT OF THE SKIES
KENYAN CONUNDRUM Residents of Mukuku in southern Kenya were startled by a large metallic ring that crashed into the village at roughly 3pm on 30 December 2024, fortunately without injuring anybody. The ring, which was described as “red hot” when it landed, was eight feet (2.5m) in diameter and weighed around 1,100lb (500kg), and as soon as authorities became aware of it, the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) “secured the area and retrieved the debris for further investigation”. They went on to issue a statement saying that they believed it was “a separation ring from a launch vehicle (rocket),” adding thatthese“areusually designed to burn up as they re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere or to fall over unoccupied areas, such as the oceans.” Suspicion fell on an incoming rocket body associated with an…
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