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We may know when China's space station will fall to Earth, but we still don't know where

March 22, 2018

China’s Tiangong-1 space station is falling to Earth.

According to the most recent estimates from the European Space Agency (ESA), Tiangong-1 — which translates to “Heavenly Palace” — should fall back through the atmosphere, mostly burning up in the process, between March 30 and April 3.

Trackers have been keeping a close eye on Tiangong-1’s whereabouts for a while now. 

Earlier in the month, the ESA estimated that the space station would come down sometime between March 29 and April 9, but they’ve since refined those estimates. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | We may know when China's space station will fall to Earth, but we still don't know where

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