A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday evening after more than a decade in orbit, according to projections from the agency and U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft, Van ...

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

It’s a homecoming to rock your world. A 1,323-pound spacecraft is expected to rip through Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday night, warns NASA of the incoming juggernaut. “The U.S. Space Force predicted that ...

This reentry is notable because it poses a higher risk to the public than the US government typically allows. The risk of ...

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A, a 1,300-pound satellite that spent more than a decade studying Earth’s radiation belts, fell back through the atmosphere on March 11, 2026, according to the agency. The ...

NASA Satellite crash: The object identified is Van Allen Probe A, a NASA spacecraft launched in August 2012 to investigate ...

A spacecraft could plunge into Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Tuesday. While most of the probe will likely burn up during reentry, a few components are expected to survive.

The probe was one of two launched in 2012 from Florida to study Earth's hazardous Van Allen radiation belts. NASA states that while some components may survive re-entry, the risk of harm to anyone on ...

NASA's Van Allen Probe A crashed to Earth on Wednesday morning (March 11) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the ...

The satellite, launched 14 years ago, will make an uncontrolled re-entry Tuesday evening. NASA puts the risk of harm to anyone on Earth at "approximately 1 in 4,200." ...

The Van Allen Probe A, which launched in 2012, is coming home. Here’s the latest update on what will hopefully be an uneventful reentry. In 2012, NASA launched two probes into space: Van Allen Probe A ...