How to track the spiraling Chinese space station as it falls from orbit

<em>An artistic rendering of Tiangong-1 in orbit.</em>

China’s spiraling space station, Tiangong-1, looks like it will plummet to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere sometime on April 1st — though where it will fall is still up for debate. So if you want to keep an eye on Tiangong-1’s whereabouts over the weekend, there are numerous space agencies and websites to follow.

First off, a reminder: this space station is the last thing you need to worry about. Tiangong-1 has been hyped up since it’s particularly heavy and dense, so large chunks of it are expected to survive to the ground. Plus, China lost the ability to control the station from Earth, so the country’s space agency can’t simply dump the station over open ocean. That said, the chances of Tiangong-1 crashing on a person or house are...

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