Seriously.
The Times and many more have the scoop.
From the Times:
For decades, space experts have warned of orbits around the planet growing so crowded that two satellites might one day slam into one another, producing swarms of treacherous debris.
It happened Tuesday.
My favorite hed is Knight Science Tracker's: Smithereens spreading fast.
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The debris came very close to hitting Calgary, Canada, a city of one million people. Emergency officials were about to activate a warning, when they learned it had already crashed into the ocean.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary+dodges+space+junk/1290211/story.ht…