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, its fiery re-entry set to slam into the ...

A NASA probe weighing nearly 2 tons will likely burn up in Earth's atmosphere upon re-entry

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) ...

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 ...
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NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to make fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere today

Van Allen Probe A and B ceased operations within 3 months of each other in 2019.
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Studies warn rocket launches are altering the upper atmosphere

A growing body of peer-reviewed research shows that rocket launches and satellite reentries are depositing pollutants directly into the stratosphere, where they threaten to slow the recovery of ...