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Tracking when a massive Chinese rocket body will reenter the atmosphere.

A Chinese carrier rocket's debris could hit Earth's atmosphere as early as Saturday, experts warned.

Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to crash back to Earth this weekend CNET 4 hrs ago Gael Fashingbauer Cooper © Provided by CNET The Long March 5B launched the China Space Station core module in April. The rocket is now spiralling back to Earth. Getty/China News Service It sounds like the plot of a Bruce Willis movie: The Pentagon says it's tracking a large Chinese rocket body that's out of control and expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend. The problem? While we know the big rocket body is definitely coming down... we don't know exactly where it will ha...

First Published: 3:21 PM PDT, May 6, 2021 Trying to pinpoint where the debris is headed is almost impossible due to the speed the rocket is traveling. A massive piece of space debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to break apart and plummet towards Earth in the coming days. The trouble is no one really knows where it will land until hours before its reentry, raising concerns on where the debris will fall. The Pentagon has been busy tracking the rocket’s trajectory as it reenters the Earth’s atmosphere around May 8, according to the Department of Defense. “We are certainly tracking ...

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