Bus sized UARS satellite crashing back to Earth Friday

[TedTheLed]

uars debris falling over Canada;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OfWgu5jk5g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

more video pics from Iitaly and all over, all appear to be of similar objects, so not hoax?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...h-NASA-UARS-pieces-fallen-Earth-did-land.html

 

[Ken_McE]

The Earth gains 40 tons of mass every single day, from falling space dust and rocks.

This explains why we get heavier as we get older?

 

[lc-150]

In youtube there are some videos that "shows" the satelllite near canada.

Next week on ebay, parts of the UARS on auction.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

This explains why we get heavier as we get older?

Yeah, space dust. That's the ticket. :laughing:

 

[cdrake261]

uars debris falling over Canada;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OfWgu5jk5g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

more video pics from Iitaly and all over, all appear to be of similar objects, so not hoax?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...h-NASA-UARS-pieces-fallen-Earth-did-land.html

I didn't see anything on that youtube link

 

[TedTheLed]

I didn't see anything on that youtube link

cdrake, I just tried both links and they worked ok. Don't know what to tell you.

ttl

 

[cdrake261]

cdrake, I just tried both links and they worked ok. Don't know what to tell you.

ttl

They worked, but I didn't see said satellite

 

[TedTheLed]

they're just a string a white dots..pieces just entering the atmosphere..
if you want to see a video of the satellite actually tumblng in space: http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/uars_110915_youtube.html

 

[TedTheLed]

seems the Canada videos, specifically the "Okota" (sp.?) ones, were hoaxes..
story here

http://www.space.com/13080-falling-uars-satellite-skywatching-hoaxes.html

http://www.space.com/13018-falling-nasa-satellite-uars-complete-coverage.html