In the North of the Country Strange Lights Were Recorded This Morning in the Sky. Meteorites or Space Debris Are Among the Main Explanations of the Phenomenon

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Astronomer Eduardo Unda-Sanzana, director of CITEVA at the University of Antofagasta, explained that the phenomenon observed on Thursday morning corresponds to the re-entry into the atmosphere of the CZ-2C rocket, launched in 2019. This article Space debris crosses the sky of Antofagasta: AU expert confirms that it was the re-entry of a Chinese rocket was originally published in El Diario de Antofagasta.

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An unusual spectacle this Thursday surprised the inhabitants of Antofagasta, who at about 6 a.m. observed several bright lights crossing the sky. The phenomenon was visible for several minutes and generated great curiosity. According to experts it could be the entry of space debris, possibly remains of SpaceX rockets. We talked about What's New with José Maza, emeritus professor at the University of Chile and National Prize for Exact Sciences, w…

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An Ovni, a meteorite or space junk?, those were the speculations raised by the people who in the north of Chile began to see from 6 a.m. this Thursday a series of lights in the sky. A phenomenon that could be seen in the regions of Antofagasta and Tarapacá and that has spread widely on social networks, capturing the attention of thousands of people. Some of the videos were captured in La Escondida mining, but there is still no official version o…

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An impressive spectacle of lights could be seen at approximately 6 o'clock this Thursday in the skies of the Antofagasta region, especially in mining sectors, where many workers managed to record what happened with their phones. The videos quickly went viral and generated various theories, although the astronomer and director of the Millennium Nucleus of Galaxias (Mingal), Rodrigo Herrera, explained in Mega that it could be two phenomena: a mete…

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During the early morning hours of July 24, residents of Tarapacá and Antofagasta witnessed a luminous phenomenon that crossed the sky, leaving more than one person surprised. Some thought it was a meteorite, but the explanation is different. According to astrophotographer Arturo Gómez, speaking to Radio Bío Bío, what they observed was space debris. That is, remnants of satellites or disused rockets that, upon re-entering the atmosphere, disinteg…