Minnesota | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/minnesota/RSS feed for MinnesotaenTue, 27 Oct 2026 17:42:13 +0000This 11-Foot-Wide, Bowl-Shaped Object Was Found in a Minnesota Cornfield. Experts Suspect It's a Stray Rocket Parthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-11-foot-wide-bowl-shaped-object-was-found-in-a-minnesota-cornfield-experts-suspect-its-a-stray-rocket-part-180989754/The mysterious, shiny object has not been conclusively identified, but it might 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 be shed by a different LandSpace rocketTue, 27 Oct 2026 17:42:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-11-foot-wide-bowl-shaped-object-was-found-in-a-minnesota-cornfield-experts-suspect-its-a-stray-rocket-part-180989754/