A NASA satellite will fall to Earth in the coming hours.. How dangerous is it?

2023-04-19 2023-04-19T07:03:20Z
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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - An old NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth in the coming hours, but according to experts who track the spacecraft, the potential danger it poses is low, according to <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-retired-solar-energy-imager-spacecraft... NASA website</a> . </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Rhessi.jpg" style="width: 990px; height: 765px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is believed that the scientific satellite known as &quot;Rhessi&quot; will burn in the atmosphere on Wednesday night, according to NASA and the Pentagon.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> NASA said on Tuesday that the location of the moon&#39;s fall has not been disclosed, due to ongoing uncertainty about when and where exactly the moon will fall.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Most of the 660-pound (300-kilogram) satellite is supposed to burn up as it enters the atmosphere, but some parts are expected to survive and fall to Earth.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The space agency said in a statement that the risk of anyone on Earth being harmed by falling satellite pieces is &quot;low&quot; — about 1 in 2,467.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that the &quot;Rhessi&quot; satellite was launched into orbit in 2002 to study the sun, and it was stopped from work in 2018 due to communication problems.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> During its work, the satellite observed solar flares, in addition to the coronal mass ejection from the sun. He took pictures in high-energy X-rays and gamma rays, and recorded more than 100 solar events.</p>

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