ISS Captures Fiery Fireball as Space Debris Burns Up
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a bright fireball streaking through the upper atmosphere on April 27, 2026; the source is unclear—could be debris, a rocket body, a satellite, or meteoric material—though Progress 95 was not involved. NASA notes debris in the thermosphere can reenter and burn up due to atmospheric drag, with observations captured by a Nikon Z9 and shared via the Crew Earth Observations program.
