China’s „Heavenly Palace“ space station is predicted to crash into Earth’s atmosphere on April 1, but the latest revisions may prolong its life by a day or so.
It appears that China’s „Heavenly Palace“ or Tiangong-1 space station may want its last big show to be taken seriously. The out-of-control hunk of space junk has been expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday, April Fool’s Day, but the most recent predictions show the 9-ton craft’s fiery return slipping to later Sunday or perhaps early Monday.
Lower than expected solar activity is allowing Tiangong-1 to stay aloft a little longer than expected, according to the European Space Agency. ESA now predicts the space station will enter our atmosphere and begin to break apart at 4:25 p.m. PT Sunday, give or take several hours.
