A satellite will likely make an uncontrolled return through Earth’s atmosphere today, according to the latest estimates from the European Space Agency.

It says ERS-2, which weighs about as much as an adult male rhinoceros, is expected to re-enter at about 11:32 a.m. EST — plus or minus 4.6 hours. The agency can’t predict exactly when and where the satellite will re-enter because its return is “natural.”

  • neuropean
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    1911 months ago

    How aren’t people getting it yet? The use of wild and obscure weight references is the new clickbait?

    • @YoorWeb
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      11 months ago

      It’s common in the US media.

    • @Hawke
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      11 month ago

      This isn’t even clickbait, this is basically satire.