https://www.space.com/russia-asat-launch-test-space-debris-field

There's a debris field in Earth's orbit currently causing astronauts on the International Space Station to seek refuge. Reports are suggesting that this debris could be from a Russian anti-satellite test.

"U.S. Space Command is aware of a debris-generating event in outer space," U.S. Space Command (USSC) told Space.com in an emailed statement. This debris, which the International Space Station passes through every 90 minutes, has caused the station's seven onboard astronauts to take temporary refuge in their Soyuz and Dragon crew capsules. Russia's space agency Roscosmos has confirmed the debris interaction to Space.com; NASA has not yet commented on the situation.

These reports of a debris field causing the station's inhabitants to relocate coincide with reports from several space experts that Russia may have tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon in orbit, spurring speculation that the test could have had something to do with the creation of this space junk.

Additional claims of an ASAT test have been heard online.

"Two US officials confirm a major Russian anti-satellite weapons test over the weekend," CNN correspondent Kristin Fisher tweeted. Fisher specified, reassuring that USSC "is not attributing the debris to Russia or an ASAT test. But two US officials are," she tweeted. Fisher did not name the two officials referenced.

With these claims in mind, McDowell added on Twitter that "With LeoLabs confirming debris "near" Kosmos-1408 and CNN quoting US officials that there was an ASAT test, rumors are solidifying into a consistent story that indeed a Russian antisatellite test on Nov 13 or 14 hit Kosmos-1408 causing a debris cloud intersecting the ISS orbit."