An “out-of-control” giant Chinese rocket is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, the US Space Command has said. The report said that "its exact entry point into the Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its re-entry".
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket will possibly splash down in the ocean. The rocket’s design is such that it cannot be manoeuvred or controlled.
According to reports, a large part of the debris that will crash back to Earth is roughly 100 feet long and weighs over 20,000 kg, making it one of the longest debris to ever fall on the earth.
The crash is likely to happen between latitudes 41.5 degrees north, which runs through North America, Southern Europe, and China, and 41.5 degrees south, which falls in South America, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
China has maintained that the falling rocket is unlikely to cause any damage.