Falling satellite has ‘low’ danger risk

  • This illustration provided by NASA depicts the RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) solar observation satellite. The defunct science satellite will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, according to NASA and the Defense Department. Experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger. (NASA VIA AP)
    This illustration provided by NASA depicts the RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) solar observation satellite. The defunct science satellite will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, according to NASA and the Defense Department. Experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger. (NASA VIA AP)
An old NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this week, but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger. The defunct science satellite known as Rhessi will…

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