NASA says it expected space station garbage to burn up. The debris smashed into a Florida home instead

I’m sorry to hear that. When discarded items or what is often called “space debris” reenter the earth’s atmosphere, they’re typically incinerally and burn up on reentry, leaving very little if anything to hit the ground. However, in rare cases as you’ve mentioned, some debris might survive the reentry. This is why organizations like NASA track large pieces of space debris so they can predict where it might land. If you’re worried about such incidents, it’s important to