1,300-pound NASA satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 14 years in space

The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.

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 ...

A NASA probe weighing nearly 2 tons will likely burn up in Earth's atmosphere upon re-entry

NASA and the U.S. Space Force have been tracking a one in 4,200 chance that remnants from spacecraft can survive re-entry and harm someone on Earth. (NASA.gov photo) ...
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Mysterious Mars moon captured in unprecedented images by space probe

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of Deimos, ...
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NASA’s Van Allen Probe A set for fiery re-entry after decade studying radiation belts

NASA’s spacecraft Van Allen Probe A is expected to fall back to Earth this ...
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NASA’s Van Allen probe falls back after years of shielding space science

A spacecraft built to study one of Earth’s most hostile regions ended its mission with a return through the atmosphere years ...
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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 ...