NASA spacecraft lands in the Pacific Ocean near the Galapagos Islands
NASA's Van Allen Probe A satellite, in orbit for over 14 years, re-entered Earth's atmosphere and crashed into the East Pacific Ocean near the Galapagos Islands with minimal risk to human life.
Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk
A NASA satellite will re-enter Earth's atmosphere Tuesday evening with a 1 in 4,200 chance of harming someone, though most debris will burn up during re-entry.