Q&A: General Astronomy and Space Science

Q:
There was a bright flash of light in the southern sky with some smaller lights (debris?) and I was curious what it might have been.

A:
Try the following sites:

http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html
http://skyandtelescope.com/news/
http://www.usno.navy.mil/pao/sky/sky_week.shtml