Article 3KP2V Chinese space station expected to fall to Earth within hours

Chinese space station expected to fall to Earth within hours

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Scientists say Tiangong-1 will burn up on re-entry and poses only slight risk to anyone on the ground

China's defunct Tiangong-1 space station hurtled towards Earth on Sunday and was expected to re-enter the atmosphere within hours.

Most of the craft should burn up on re-entry, so scientists said it posed only a slight risk to people on the ground.

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