A retired NASA spacecraft weighing about 1,300 pounds is expected to re-enter the atmosphere Tuesday, nearly 14 years after it was launched.

A 1,323-pound NASA satellite that once studied how the Van Allen radiation belts protect the planet from cosmic radiation and space weather is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere Tuesday at ...

After nearly 14 years in space, NASA’s Van Allen Probe A made a fiery return to Earth on Wednesday, March 11. Weighing just over 1,300 pounds, the satellite blazed through Earth's atmosphere and ...

(CNN) — NASA says it’s highly unlikely anyone will get hurt when a 1,300-pound spacecraft crashes into Earth soon. NASA predicts the Van Allen Probe A will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday night at ...

(NEXSTAR) – The majority of NASA’s Van Allen Probe A spacecraft is expected to burn up on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday. But some of it won’t, by NASA and the U.S. Space Force’s own ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cargo resupply spacecraft is on its way back to Earth from the International Space Station, where it's expected to make a fiery ...

A big NASA satellite crashed back to Earth on Wednesday morning (March 11) after nearly 14 years in orbit. The spacecraft in question is the 1,323-pound (600-kilogram) Van Allen Probe A, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA says its 1,300‑pound Van Allen Probe A is making an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Most of the spacecraft is ...

A satellite larger than a grand piano is expected to crash to Earth this week. NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere eight years earlier than expected. The space agency ...