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The spacecraft will make a fiery re-entry to the atmosphere before colliding with the Earths surface - with officials insisting the associated risks are "very low".

A European satellite has fallen out of space and burned up in the atmosphere after days of speculation over where it would land.

Europes ERS-2 climate satellite has burnt up over the Pacific Ocean in an uncontrolled reentry after 30 years in orbit. No damage from falling debris has been reported.

The spacecraft will make a fiery reentry to the atmosphere before colliding with the Earths surface - with officials insisting the associated risks are "very low".

The spacecraft will make a fiery reentry to the atmosphere before colliding with the Earths surface - with officials insisting the associated risks are "very low".

Out-of-control satellite expected to hit Earth on Wednesday morning

Scientists have admitted they have no idea where a satellite due to crash into Earth in the next few days is going to land - but say it will 'break up into pieces'

A dead satellite, the ESA's ERS-2, will crash back to Earth next week – experts and scientists are trying to figure out where it will land.

Paris (ESA) Feb 06, 2024 - Throughout its 16-year working life, the second European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-2, returned a wealth of information that revolutionised our perspective of our planet and understanding of clim