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FILTER RESULTS ►Starlight and 'air glow' give scientists a new way to observe nighttime weather from space
Researchers discovered that a combination of starlight and the upper atmosphere's own subtle glow can help satellites see Earth's clouds on moonless nights.
German Satellite ROSAT Expected To Hit Earth This Weekend; You Can Track Its Path Online
(Image credit: the European Space Agency) If it seems like old satellites are falling to earth every month… it’s because they are. Back in September, NASA’s dead Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), burned up as it re-entered our atmosphere, with leftover debris hitting the Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vancouver. Now comes word that Germany’s ROSAT [...]
An Interview With ROSAT, the New Satellite Hurtling Toward Earth
Last weekend the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) crashed down, and now a second satellite, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), is speeding back as well. We caught up with it for a quick chat.
The Hairpin: Guten Tag!
ROSAT: Guten Tag.
TH: UARS hurtled toward earth just last week — wouldn't you want to wait?
ROSAT: Nicht. Show More Summary
Crash-Landed Satellite Found by NASA [Uars]
NASA has located the exact resting place of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, which (intentionally) crashed to earth over the weekend. It landed... in your mom's bedroom!!! No, kidding, it landed "in the South Pacific, somewhere southwest of Christmas Island." More »
Finally, an official statement on UARS' exact reentry time and location
The world watched on Friday as the direlict spacecraft named UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) made its final few orbits around Earth. And then we waited for final word of its reentry location. And waited. And waited. I wound...Show More Summary
R.I.P. UARS
"Because we don't know where the re-entry point actually was, we don't know where the debris field might be. We may never know."
—A NASA scientist comments on the "suicidal" death of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), an...Show More Summary
NASA satellite falls to Earth -- luckily misses us
A defunct six-ton NASA satellite has fallen to Earth -- prompting the US space agency to say they're not aware of any injuries or property damage.After its mission which began in 1991, the decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)...
NASA's UARS satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere
NASA's decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. Sept. 24, 20 years and nine days after its launch on a 14-year mission that produced some of the first long-term records of chemicals in the atmosphere. Show More Summary
When and where did NASA's derelict satellite go down? [Space]
After a night of changing predictions and hopes of many to see a fireball in the sky, the UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) finally met it's fiery demise. More »
NASA satellite safely crashes into the Earth (somewhere)
After having a few bumps in the road in trying to control the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite’s crash into the Earth, NASA confirmed that the satellite penetrated Earth’s upper atmosphere between 11:23 p.m. and 1:09 a.m. last night. The problem is, NASA isn’t quite sure exactly where the thing has crashed, if any of it [...]Show More Summary
U. S. satellite debris hit Earth
Abandoned 6-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) satellite entered the earth's atmosphere early on Saturday and crashed in the North Pacific Ocean, the Californian Joint Space Operations Center said.
UARS down over the Pacific ocean
NASA has confirmed that the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellites, UARS, burned up over the Pacific Ocean last night, September 24, between 03:23 and 04:09 a.m. UTC (11:23 p.m. and 12:09 Eastern US time). I have no other reliable information on it, but I expect we’ll get more updates soon. There were lots of reports last [...]
Satellite Falls: Two Unconfirmed Videos
NASA reports that its Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) has crashed to earth in a fiery reentry sometime between 11:23 P.M. EDT on Friday an…
NASA’s Free-Falling UARS is Down!
After days of waiting, NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite has finally plummeted back to Earth. Initially it seemed that the craft would complete its re-entry sometime on Friday, but new information indicated that the craft had re-orientated itself and begun to slow down. Show More Summary
Falling NASA Satellite Lands; D.C. Unscathed
After several days of harrowing uncertainty, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite finally made its fiery descent through the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. [ more › ]
Satellite Falls To Earth, But NASA Not Sure Where 6 Tons Of Debris Went
Hey, Chicken Little! The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) satellite that NASA said would fall to the Earth some time this weekend entered the Earth's atmosphere last night or early this morning. NASA isn't sure when exactly...or...Show More Summary
NASA's Decommissioned Research Satellite Has Landed [Space]
The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite that has been befuddling NASA scientists with its unpredictable reentry path has finally fallen back to Earth. We... just don't know where yet exactly. But you're safe to look up now. More »
The sky has fallen
NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24., the space agency said. The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California said the satellite penetrated the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. The precise re-entry time and location [...]
NASA CONFIRMS SATELLITE HAS PENETRATED THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN - 24th Sept 2011
Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:46:42 AM GMT+0200 NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California said the satellite penetrated the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. Show More Summary
UARS is down, but NASA doesn’t know where
NASA confirms that the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) has entered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up. This just in from Spaceflightnow.com 0720 GMT (3:20 a.m. EDT) RE-ENTRY CONFIRMED. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, launched from the shuttle Discovery in 1991 … Continue reading ?
