On Reddit’s r\/ThatsInsane<\/a>, a user claimed to have stumbled upon an alarming number of satellite shards. They shared a photo<\/a> showing dozens of alleged pieces from the explosion.<\/p>\n Photo Credit: Reddit<\/p>\n “Seeing the recent SpaceX Starship explosion, this is what I collected less than 2 months ago from the previous crash,” their title stated.<\/p>\n The appended photograph was captured in a stunning setting. Blackened pieces of ostensible SpaceX debris sat on a table in front of an Instagram-worthy waterfront pool.<\/p>\n SpaceX debris has been in the news in recent months. In late September, astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell warned that SpaceX satellites were falling to Earth at a rate of one to two per day. They polluted the atmosphere and endangered people on the ground.<\/p>\n According to the U.S. Geological Survey<\/a>, the Earth’s surface is about 71% water. Space debris can harm marine habitats and aquatic wildlife, but it can also stray and fall onto developed land<\/a>.<\/p>\n Experts have advised against handling SpaceX debris for safety reasons.<\/p>\n “Right after the launch \u2014 and the explosion \u2014 when it first falls into the water, it can be very toxic. There are a lot of toxic propellants and adhesives that they use and other materials. So you don’t want to touch that,” research chemist Ken Kremer warned through WESH<\/a>.<\/p>\n The outlet also noted that SpaceX debris had surfaced on eBay, selling for thousands of dollars in some cases. Reddit users mentioned potential resale value on the original poster’s thread.<\/p>\n “Nice collection bro, next step is to sell it on ebay, Lmao,” one joked<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We only found another way to spread trash,” another lamented<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, other users questioned whether encountering SpaceX debris was grounds for a lawsuit.<\/p>\n “Can people sue if debris damages their roof for instance?” a commenter asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Absolutely. It’s a tort. But your own carrier would be the better place to make a claim, so you don’t have to deal with proving 3rd party liability,” someone replied<\/a>.<\/p>\n Join our free newsletter<\/a> for weekly updates on the latest innovations improving our lives and shaping our future, and don’t miss this cool list<\/a> of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Space junk \u2014 human-made debris floating in orbit \u2014 is already a risk to the environment and public…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[61,60,7191,82,247,19662,2306,44762],"class_list":["post-149950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-reddit","tag-science","tag-space","tag-space-junk","tag-spacex","tag-spacex-starship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"SpaceX's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5d52c85f599376ccffa1e12d92f64aa9.jpeg\"\/)
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