{
  "id": 18499350,
  "title": "Bright lights seen in Malaysian skies as Nasa satellite burns up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/bright-lights-seen-in-malaysian-skies-as-nasa-satellite-burns-up",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/06/bright-lights-seen-in-malaysian-skies-as-nasa-satellite-burns-up"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday night, observers in various parts of Malaysia reportedly witnessed bright lights in the sky as a defunct NASA satellite plunged into Earth's atmosphere and burned up. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, weighing 1.4 tonnes, had been orbiting the planet for 22 years before its demise. The US Space Force confirmed the satellite's fiery end over Indonesia's North Sumatra province, approximately 200 miles north of the equator, at speeds around 22 times the speed of sound. The risk to populated regions was deemed extremely low, with a one in 2,100 chance of any harm befalling individuals on Earth. Malaysia's Space Authority Division received preliminary reports of sightings but has not yet found any space object debris on land or in waters. The ministry advises the public not to handle suspicious objects and to report them to authorities immediately.",
  "summary": "The government's Space Authority Division said there were no reports so far about any suspected objects of space debris being found.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nasa satellite likely behind glowing object over Malaysian skies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nasa-satellite-likely-behind-glowing-object-over-malaysian-skies",
        "published": "2026-11-05T08:38:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Bright light seen in Malaysian airspace linked to Nasa satellite re-entry, no debris found, says Mosti",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/bright-light-seen-in-malaysian-airspace-linked-to-nasa-satellite-re",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:18:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}