Topic: Satellite

Satellite Watch: No One's Quite Sure Where the Space Junk Landed

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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.

By Ted Mann

Oct 22, 2011

Another Satellite Is Plummeting Toward Earth

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.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 19, 2011

Now We Have to Watch Out for Falling German Space Junk

Just when we thought we had dodged NASA's falling satellite, the German space agency is saying that there's a 1-in-2000 chance that debris from its 21-year-old satellite will hit someone this weekend. 

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By Erik Hayden

Sep 23, 2011

Satellite Watch: Crash Expected Late Friday or Saturday

A new NASA update expects re-entry late tonight or tomorrow morning

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