Asteroid Or Space Junk Headed For Earth? Scientists Release Statement On WTF

Space junk. It's out there in the great vacuum of space. Leftover bits of spacecrafts, satellites and other technologies destroyed in space by humans are orbiting Earth and will eventually fall into our atmosphere. Can scientists predict when Earth's atmosphere will be breached by these falling objects? Where will they land? And is this expected object an asteroid or just space junk? WTF? Researchers have spotted an object that they expect to enter Earth's atmosphere. It could just be space junk or it could be a natural body. Scientists now believe they can predict when and where it will make contact with the atmosphere - and if poses a danger for humans. More

(Source: Headlines & Global News - Oct 28)