{
  "id": 16198141,
  "title": "Rocket debris hitting US homeland is ‘embarrassing’ for China, says astronomer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/rocket-debris-hitting-us-homeland-is-embarrassing-for-china-says",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T15:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3371947/rocket-debris-hitting-us-homeland-embarrassing-china-says-astronomer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A scorched hunk of metal that turned up in a US farmer’s cornfield may have handed China an awkward moment and technically an “international incident”, according to a British astronomer who has tracked rocket launches for more than 30 years. The farmer found the bowl-shaped object, measuring about 3.35 metres (11 feet) across, while harvesting corn in west-central Minnesota on October 14. Online,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}