This new NASA animation shows the dramatic increase of near-Earth objects. See how many asteroids and comets have come close to Earth in the past 20 years. https://cnn.it/2OiSdMg | CNN International

Strange Object Spotted Near Earth’s Orbit A space rock was captured near Earth 🌍. These objects, called asteroids or meteors, travel through space at incredible speeds. Most pass safely, but some enter Earth’s atmosphere, burning up as shooting stars ✨. However, larger ones can be dangerous. History shows that a massive asteroid once caused the extinction of dinosaurs millions of years ago. Each passing rock reminds us how fragile our planet truly is in the vast universe. 🌌 #space #SpaceX #NAS

934K views · 21K reactions | Streaks of light seen in the sky over the Sacramento area on Friday night — shocking some St. Patrick’s Day revelers — were likely caused by burning space debris. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, says he’s “99.9% sure it was a Japanese communications antenna jettisoned from the International Space Station in 2020.” https://abcn.ws/3JRYs8q | ABC News | Facebook

12M views · 102K reactions | A wealthy elite, a struggling planet and every piece of space debris in between. I got lost in the spectacular setting of : Space Sweepers. | Netflix | Facebook