Defunct NASA satellite to crash back to Earth, with a small risk of falling debris

The satellite, launched 14 years ago, will make an uncontrolled re-entry Tuesday evening. NASA puts the risk of harm to anyone on Earth at "approximately 1 in 4,200." ...
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NASA's Van Allen Probe A is set to crash back down to Earth today in uncontrolled reentry

It was not expected to happen for almost another decade, but NASA has confirmed one of the two Van Allen probes is crashing ...

1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash back down to Earth nearly 14 years after launch

Nearly 14 years after it was launched in 2012, NASA says a 1,300-pound satellite is expected to come crashing back to Earth on Wednesday. Most of it will burn up as it reenters the atmosphere, but ...

NASA satellite to crash back onto Earth

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A 1,323-pound spacecraft is set to crash back onto Earth on Tuesday after 14 years in orbit. The Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere around 7:25 p.m. on ...