An old NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth.
An artist’s representation of RHESSI. Flying up above Earth’s radiation-blocking atmosphere, RHESSI could observe X-rays and gamma rays from solar flares.
The defunct science satellite known as Rhessi will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, according to NASA and the Defense Department. The space agency said in a statement the risk of anyone on Earth being harmed by plunging satellite pieces is “low" — about 1-in-2,467.
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