North Korea finally rocketed its satellite into space early Wednesday — only to watch it go "tumbling out of control," as U.S. officials are saying Wednesday night. That's not only another embarrassment for a country that's looking to launch a nuclear missile — it's a possible safety hazard.
Discovered: Deer ticks are hosts to even more pathogens than we thought; Brazil wants to un-endanger species by cloning them; satellites aren't beyond the reach of climate change; how Mayans grew maize.
One defunct German X-ray telescope satellite plummeting toward Earth on Sunday did hit the plant's atmosphere--after that, scientists don't appear too certain about what happened to the piece of space junk.
A German X-ray telescope satellite is falling out of orbit, and this time, a lot of the craft could reach the Earth's surface intact.
A new NASA update expects re-entry late tonight or tomorrow morning
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