NASA, Earth and U.S. Space Force
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An astronomer has explained why a 1,300 pound NASA space probe has probably already fallen to Earth, and we've likely missed it. Earlier this week, the US space agency announced one of its Van Allen probes would be crashing back down to our planet eight years early.
One of NASA’s spacecraft could reenter the atmosphere at approximately 7:45 P.M. EDT tonight. When the 600-kilogram Van Allen Probe A reenters Earth’s atmosphere, it will largely burn up, but there
NASA and the U.S. Space Force have been tracking a one in 4,200 chance that remnants from spacecraft can survive re-entry and harm someone on Earth. (NASA.gov photo)
NASA’s 1,323-pound Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere nearly 14 years after its launch.