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A 23-tonne debris from a Chinese rocket has fallen back to Earth into the Pacific Ocean, according to a tweet from the United States Space Command.

You've probably seen the news this week that China successfully launched the first piece of what will become a brand new space station. The module was launched on Thursday and China used one of its powerful Long March 5B rockets to push the hardware skyward. It was a big day for China's space agency, and it got a lot of attention. Unfortunately, one of the factoids that wasn't part of the initial buzz was the fact that China has no way of controlling its rocket stage that is now orbiting Earth and slowly falling back toward the surface. As SpaceNews reports, the core stage of th...

It looks almost like a mist, then a red glow as it reaches or bit and then another bright flair as the rocket stage falls back through the atmosphere. and there is another space story, another vehicle that slipped our bonds has arrived at its destination and that would be mars. this is a triumph of engineering and science. it's been flying since may 5th because 300 million miles is a long way to go. and so far everything has gone right.

I'm glad you're safe and sound today. >> heather: yes. that's actually my very first question. let's jump right to it. what are the chances i'm going to be walking down the street and be hit in the head by space junk? >> almost zero. the atmosphere is a good protective blanket for us. it screens out not only space junk, but most of the asteroid parts and space dust that comes into the atmosphere. hundreds of tons per year from natural sources and just last year, 400 pieces of space debris came in. the atmosphere makes most of it burn up. don't worry about it. >> heather: that has to surprise p...