1,300-pound NASA satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 14 years in space

The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.

NASA Says An Old Satellite Crashes Back To Earth, But It’s Not Expected To Cause Injuries To People

We’ve had things that have reentered have a 1 in 1,000 chance, and nothing happened; if we have a few that are 1 in 4,000 or ...

NASA spacecraft makes an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth

A spacecraft plunged back into Earth’s atmosphere early Wednesday. While most of the probe was expected to burn up during ...

Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on ...

NASA tracking bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth tomorrow

According to the space agency's tracking, the rock is hurtling through space at more than 21,500 miles per hour.

NASA satellite to crash into Earth today. Does it pose any danger?

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is expected to crash through Earth's atmosphere March 10, 2026, with some of the spacecraft ...

NASA’s 1,300-pound Van Allen Probe A blazes back to Earth after 14 years in space

The satellite blazed through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, March 11.

An asteroid the size of a bus made a close flyby of Earth, NASA says

A bus-size asteroid known as 2026 EG1 flew past Earth closer than the moon late Thursday. Here's what NASA had to say about ...
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A 1,300-pound NASA satellite just uncontrollably crashed into Earth. Where did it land?

A long-retired NASA satellite has finally returned to Earth, burning through the atmosphere before falling into the Pacific.

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." ...

Asteroid the size of a humpback whale passed near Earth last night, NASA says

The asteroid, which was about the size of a humpback whale or a school bus, passed within 200,000 miles of Earth Thursday night, before heading out to space.