Old NASA Science Satellite Plunges Back to Earth

Old NASA Science Satellite Plunges Back to Earth
This image provided by NASA shows an ilustration of the identical Van Allen Probes. JHU/APL, NASA via AP
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on Wednesday.

The U.S. Space Force said the Van Allen Probe A came in west of the Galapagos Islands.