Bowl-Shaped Object Found in Minnesota Cornfield May Be Stray Part of Chinese Rocket

Summary

A mysterious, shiny bowl-shaped object about 11 feet wide was found in a Minnesota cornfield. It has not been conclusively identified, but it may be space junk from a rocket built by the Chinese company LandSpace and launched on September 15. Metal pieces were also recently found in Borneo, believed to have been shed by a different LandSpace rocket.

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1. Smithsonian Magazine

   27 Oct 2026, 17:42 UTCSource ↗

   Smithsonian Magazine reports that the 11-foot-wide, bowl-shaped object found in a Minnesota cornfield has not been conclusively identified but may be a stray rocket part from a LandSpace rocket launched on September 15, and that metal pieces recently found in Borneo are believed to be shed by a different LandSpace rocket.