"Massive Satellite Plunging Towards Earth's Atmosphere This Week"

The European Space Agency (ESA) has shared dramatic images of its European Remote Sensing 2 satellite (ERS-2) in a "tumbling descent" as it heads for a fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere, expected to occur on Wednesday. The 5,000-pound satellite, launched in 1995, is rapidly descending and is predicted to break into pieces before burning up, with an extremely low risk to people and property. The satellite's reentry is described as "natural" as ESA no longer has control over it, and the exact reentry location is hard to predict.