We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this excessive heatwave isn't the only thing we have to be on the lookout for this weekend.
According to the Aerospace Corporation, a 23-ton rocket launched by China earlier in the week is set to make a crash landing on Earth, and nobody knows where.
According to the New York Post, experts warn that the debris could touch down as early as Saturday, though some believe this event may not be a cause for concern.
Emily Calandrelli, a content creator, TV host and former MIT engineer who\m goes by the handle @TheSpace Gal on TikTok and Instagram, assures that there is a low probability the debris hits land.
The amount of space debris crash landing onto Earth is a growing and disturbing trend, and some experts estimate a 10% risk that a piece of space junk will kill someone on the ground within 10 years.
Michael Byers, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia, told the Verge "It's a statistically low risk, but it's not negligible, and it's increasing — and it's totally avoidable, so, should we take available measures to eliminate casualty risks? I think the answer should be yes."
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