Satellite Blown out of the Sky

The United States Navy has successfully destroyed a crippled spy satellite in a decaying orbit, by intercepting it with a missile. A modified SM-3 missile was launched from the USS Lake Erie at 03:26 GMT this morning, and intercepted the USA-193 satellite around three minutes later. It has been reported that the satellite has broken into around 80 pieces, some of which have already re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. The SM-3 missile was designed to shoot down other missiles, however for this launch, it was modified to act as an Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT). This is the first time the US military has used an ASAT since 1979, however China destroyed an old orbiting satellite on January 11, 2007.

-Wikinews

So the Zombie Apocalypse has been averted.