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1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash down to Earth

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1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash down to Earth after 14 years in space

A 1,300-pound NASA probe is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere today, nearly 14 years after it was launched.

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Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

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NASA's Van Allen Probe A to re-enter atmosphere

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NASA’s 1,300-pound Van Allen Probe A to blaze through atmosphere, plummet to Earth's surface within hours

Weighing just over 1,300 pounds, Nasa ’s Van Allen Probe A is hurtling toward Earth, with its fiery re-entry set to slam into the atmosphere later tonight.

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

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Look Out Below! A 1,300-Pound NASA Satellite Is on Its Way Back to Earth

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Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk

There is a small chance, which the Space Force calculates at 1 in 4,200, that somebody on Earth could be harmed.

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Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite will crash to Earth on March 10

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A 1300-pound NASA satellite is falling to Earth today

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Reentry of NASA satellite will exceed the agency’s own risk guidelines

This reentry is notable because it poses a higher risk to the public than the US government typically allows. The risk of harm coming to anyone on Earth is still low, approximately 1 in 4,200, but it exceeds the government standard of a 1 in 10,000 chance of an uncontrolled reentry causing a casualty.

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NASA satellite reentering atmosphere after years in orbit

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday evening after more than a decade in orbit, according to projections from the agency and U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft, Van Allen Probe A,

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NASA’s 1,300-lb Van Allen Probe A to reenter, fall to Earth within hours

NASA’s 1,323-pound Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere nearly 14 years after its launch.

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What Killed NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Probe?

Just a day after NASA launched its Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft on a multi-month, ultra-efficient journey to the Moon, it went dark. NASA couldn't communicate with it, despite having received earlier messages that all was well and it was proceeding on its journey. Now, a year later, we know why. The solar panels were pointed in the wrong direction.