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Space debris has crashed into Earth on a number of occasions, including last year. The good news is that debris plunging toward Earth - while unnerving - generally poses very little threat to personal safety. As Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Astrophysics Centre at Harvard University, said: "This is not the end of days." READ MORE: In this photo released by Chinas Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.(AP) Still, the episode has fuelled fresh questions about space debris, uncontr...

Updated: 10:11 AM MDT May 6, 2021 By Paul LeBlanc The large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend has brought about an alarming but not unprecedented situation.Space debris has crashed into Earth on a number of occasions, including last year.The good news is that debris plunging toward Earth — while unnerving — generally poses very little threat to personal safety. As Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Astrophysics Center at Harvard University, told CNN: "This is not the end of days."Still, the episode has fueled ...

China silent on falling debris of its space rocket amid rising concerns Updated: Updated: May 06, 2021 19:19 IST The Pentagon said that it was tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to re-enter earth's atmosphere this weekend. Share Article AAA A Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang in southern China's Hainan Province on April 29.   | Photo Credit: AP The Pentagon said that it was tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to re-enter earth's atmosphere thi...

The first image of China's rouge Long March 5B rocket in orbit has been released by astronomers. The Italy-based Virtual Telescope Project captured the craft, which appears like a glowing light, as it passed above the group's 'Elena' robotic telescope. The Chinese rocket made headlines this week when new surfaced the massive 21-ton vehicle would make an uncontrolled reentry weekend, with the possibility of landing in inhabited areas. The rocket was moving 'extremely fast' when it soared 435 miles above the Virtual Telescopes Project's telescope Wednesday evening, researchers said. Gianluca Ma...

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