arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/a-chinese-rocket-deorbited-over-minnesota-and-left-this-in-a-farmers-cornfield A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield
A farmer harvesting corn in Stevens County, Minnesota, found an 11-foot metal circle that matches the upper stage of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket. The stage fired its engine after releasing 10 satellites on September 15 and came down before finishing a single orbit.
— via Ars Technica — Science, Stephen Clark
