This week, something unexpected happened in space that has everyone talking. A satellite made by Boeing, called Intelsat 33e, exploded! The satellite, which was launched in 2016, helped people communicate across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

On Saturday, the company that operated the satellite, Intelsat, reported that it had encountered a serious problem described as "an anomaly." They tried to fix it with help from Boeing, but by Monday, the U.S. Space Force confirmed that the satellite had...