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 ...
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NASA probe checks out years early because this solar cycle is a real drag

Van Allen spacecraft re-enters over the Pacific with 1 in 4,200 chance of causing injury NASA's Van Allen Probe A has re-entered Earth's atmosphere eight years earlier than expected, with a 1 in 4,200 ...
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NASA disqualifies X-ray telescope from Probe mission competition

NASA has disqualified one of the two proposals for a large astrophysics mission, a decision the project’s leader blames on ...
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NASA spacecraft to reenter uncontrolled, but human risk remains minimal

NASA says its 1,300‑pound Van Allen Probe A is making an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Most of the spacecraft is expected to burn up, but late‑stage design changes mean some debris ...

NASA space probe expected to reenter the atmosphere with a chance of raining debris

One of NASA’s spacecraft could reenter the atmosphere at approximately 7:45 P.M. EDT tonight. When the 600-kilogram Van Allen Probe A reenters Earth’s atmosphere, it will largely burn up, but there ...