NASA: Watch Out for Falling Satellite

We’ve heard that quantities of space junk are past the “tipping point” ; now NASA tells us pieces of a “dead” satellite will soon plummet to Earth. But don’t worry—there’s only a one-in-3,200 chance a chunk will hit somebody, the Telegraph reports. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite was launched…

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NASA: Watch Out for Falling Satellite

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