The tool bag, which is valued at about $100,000, is now orbiting earth just ahead of the space station and is so bright that stargazers can catch a glimpse of the runaway gear using just binoculars.

Somewhere hurtling more than 200 miles above the planet's surface is one of Earth's newest satellites: a tool bag, and it's possible you might be able to spot it with a telescope or good pair of ...

A NASA representative estimated the value of the bag and contents at "around $100,000" if it were to be purchased today. In all, the bag and tools weighed 42.9 pounds.

Weird But True NASA astronauts drop tool bag during spacewalk — here’s how you can see it By Brooke Steinberg Published Nov. 13, 2023, 9:56 a.m. ET ...

The white, satchel-like tool bag slipped away from two astronauts during a rare, all-female spacewalk Nov. 1 as they performed maintenance on the International Space Station, according to social ...

This isn't the first time an astronaut has lost tools in space. In 2008, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper's bag floated away while she was cleaning and lubricating gears on a malfunctioning rotary joint.

An 18-pound bag holding a 5-foot-long debris shield was lost during a spacewalk in 2017 and a tool bag worth $100,000 was lost by an astronaut conducting repairs on the International Space Station ...