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NASA confirms metal object that struck Florida home was space station junk

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

The object tore through the roof of the house in March, prompting speculation from the homeowner and astrophysicists he connected with online that it might be space debris.

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  1. The Daily Caller

    NASA Identifies Space Station Debris As Object In Florida Home Roof Crash (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed Monday that the object that crashed through a Florida home was indeed space debris, ABC News reported.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    NASA says mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the...

  3. CNN

    Space garbage hits Florida home, NASA confirms (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A piece of trash intentionally jettisoned from the International Space Station struck a home in Naples, Florida, according to the federal agency.

  4. Bloomberg

    NASA Says Space Junk That Crashed Through Florida Home Came From Space Station (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station.

  5. Fox7 Austin

    NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through Florida home came from space station (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    A strange item that hurtled through a Naples man's home was a piece of space hardware discarded from the International Space Center, NASA confirmed on Monday.

  6. AL.com

    ‘Space junk’ crashes into Florida home from International Space Station, NASA says (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    The cylindrical object that tore through the home in Naples on March 8 was subsequently taken to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral for analysis.

  7. Washington Examiner

    NASA confirms space debris that hit Florida home piece of ISS loading equipment (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A piece of space debris that hit a home in Naples, Florida, in March was a piece of the International Space Station, according to NASA.

  8. WHEC Rochester

    NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station.

  9. New Hampshire Union Leader

    NASA confirms space junk that hit Florida home came from space station (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    NASA completed analysis of an object that hit a Florida home in March and determined it was the remains of debris released from the International Space Station two years earlier.

  10. Live Science

    Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    An object that smashed through a Florida home was part of a pallet jettisoned from the International Space Station along with 5,800 pounds of aging batteries back in March 2021.

  11. CBS News

    Object that crashed through Florida home's roof was from space station, NASA confirms (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Naples, Florida home last month​ was space junk from equipment discarded by the space station.

  12. Local News 8

    NASA says it expected space station garbage to burn up. The debris smashed into a Florida home instead (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A piece of garbage jettisoned from the International Space Station unexpectedly survived a fiery reentry from orbit last month and pierced the roof of a home in Florida, according to NASA.

  13. Washington Times

    Mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station, NASA confirms (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station.

  14. WSVN Miami

    NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk

  15. NBC News

    Object that crashed into Florida home came from space station, NASA confirms (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A piece of metal that crashed through a Florida home was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station, according to NASA.

  16. Anchorage Daily News

    NASA confirms metal object that struck Florida home was space station junk (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The object tore through the roof of the house in March, prompting speculation from the homeowner and astrophysicists he connected with online that it might be space debris.

  17. BGR

    ISS space junk crashed into a man’s house in Florida, sparking more concerns over space junk (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    NASA has completed its analysis of an object that fell from space and crashed through a Florida man's roof, confirming it is ISS space junk.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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