Any minute now
As of this morning that six-ton out-of-control NASA satellite was still in orbit but falling closer and closer to point where it will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and fall – somewhere. Scientists admit they have little idea where that might be.
Re-entry will likely happen late this morning our time or early in the afternoon, but again scientists don't really know.
"During that time period," the NASA website says, "the satellite will be passing over Canada, Africa and Australia, as well as vast areas of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans."
That's not very precise, is it?
What scientists do know is that 20-year-old Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, will break up on its re-entry and likely spread over an 800 kilometer area.
Twenty-six pieces are expected to survive the re-entry and crash to Earth. The fragments should range between one kilogram all the way up to 150-160 kilograms.
Should you worry?
No, the scientists say. The chances of anyone getting killed or hurt are extremely remote. Scientists say the debris will mostly likely fall into an ocean or land in an uninhabited region of Earth.
There is only a one in 3200 chance of any unlucky person on Earth being hit and your chances of being hit are so small they are not worth thinking – or worrying about.
Have a nice day.