NASA spacecraft to reenter uncontrolled, but human risk remains minimal
NASA says its 1,300‑pound Van Allen Probe A is making an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Most of the spacecraft is expected to burn up, but late‑stage design changes mean some debris could survive and fall along its equatorial ground track. The agency stresses the risk to people is extremely low, with scientists noting the spacecraft will mostly pass over ocean and that reentries can be visually spectacular.