WT1190F: A huge piece of space junk is crashing to Earth tomorrow

It’ll re-enter the atmosphere tomorrow (Picture: Getty)

A huge piece of space junk will come crashing down to Earth over the weekend. 
WT1190F was spotted on February 18 2013 and scientists suspect it’s been in orbit since 2009.
But on Friday, or the early hours of Saturday, it will enter the Earth’s atmosphere and light up the sky over the Indian Ocean.

This meteorite lighting up the sky looks like the beginning of the end

 

Only residents of Sri Lanka will be able to see the junk – expected to burn up 62 miles off the coast.
But online observatory Slooh will be livestreaming the event for those eager to catch a glimpse.

The space junk doesn’t pose a threat, but just to be sure officials have imposed no-fly zones and fishing bans near the point of re-entry.
Observational astronomer Nicholas Moskovitz said: ‘Unfortunately, it is right around midday, which means the sun is going to be up, but the object is probably going to get as bright as the full moon, so if you’re looking in the right location you could probably see it.’

Source: Metro.co.uk