NASA's Defunct Satellites Set to Crash into Earth.
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A retired NASA satellite, the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RRHESSI), is set to crash into Earth, with the odds of anyone being harmed estimated at 1 in 2,467. The satellite was launched in 2022 to study solar flares but was retired in 2018 due to communication difficulties. Most of the satellite is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, but some fragments may survive. The impact is estimated to occur around 9:30 p.m. Thursday EST. The issue of space debris orbiting Earth is a concern for scientists and policymakers.
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