NASA's UARS: 1/20,000,000,000,000 chance of hitting you!
By Jacruz25
@Jacruz25 (1124)
Philippines
September 23, 2011 12:04pm CST
The 35ft 6 ton NASA satellite is expected to hit earth today or early tomorrow morning. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite was launched in 1991 to measure wind temperature and the ozone layer then decommissioned in 2005. For about 6 years it was considered a space junk, a piece of metal that orbits the earth. Even it will fall uncontrolled, most scientist believe that there's a very small chance hitting someone. Scientists also calculated that it will fall somewhere between 57 north latitude and 57 south latitude and a 1-in-3200 chance in hitting someone.
For more details:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44632366/ns/technology_and_science-space/
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7 responses
@2wicelot (2945)
•
24 Sep 11
I think it is safe now. It seems the whole thing has fallen and nobody has been hit by it so far. But I do not think anyone or anything was affected although it seems the guy on the news wishes there is an incident so they can have some news items. It is quite a scary thought knowing things are falling from the sky.
@mantis36 (4219)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
all of the citizens of planet earth must take note if what is the exact time it will hit the earth's crust.
before it will happen, all eyes are looking in the sky in order to view if there is an oncoming burning threat....
for the citizens of planet earth may seem that there is an oncoming burning threat that will fall the where they standing, they have the chance to seek cover as "FIRE IN THE HOLE" since that oncoming burning threat having no reflexes, therefore, using our eyes, we can telegraph its target area to fall.... hahahaha but true, since there are no other means of defense but only that....
@leeloo (1492)
• Portugal
23 Sep 11
I think it would just freak people out small piece would actually hit something, like a house or a car. The fact that space debris is often radio active would make it even worse.
Does anyone know if Taco Bell is doing another gimmick like it did with MIR
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=4152
@Jacruz25 (1124)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
Due to it's kinetic energy upon falling at speeds 5 miles per second a small piece like 50 pound could create a devastating effect. I don't know that space debris contains radio active materials. Probably they get those radioactive materials from space exposure.
@voracious (624)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
Oh but still we're lucky somehow because their estimation will fall on Canada or Africa
@toniobacasno (233)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
But you still can't discount that one chance, though it is already too irrelevant. One chance is all it takes for everything you have to be gone in a zip. As the saying goes, better safe than sorry.
@befrindwithme26 (5805)
• Philippines
23 Sep 11
Wow ,this is scary because if will go to the ground or lank i am sure many are damages,kill, and so.
You can't control if this will happen,we wish that if will just go to the sea,and it is much better..
Wow this is another warning,unexpected things to face again,the world is now getting to more worse,and will happen.
