Mysterious space object set to enter Earth's atmosphere next month

A mysterious piece of space junk dubbed WT1190F will enter Earth’s atmosphere on Friday Nov. 13, scientists say, plunging into the Indian Ocean about 62 miles off the coast of Sri Lanka.

The object, which was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey, is being closely monitored by the European Space Agency’s Near Earth Object Coordination Centre (NEOCC).

“The object is likely man made,” explained the NEOCC, in a statement, noting that, at most, it is about 6.6 feet wide. “The object is quite small, at most a couple of meters in diameter, and a significant fraction if not all of it can be expected to completely burn up in the atmosphere.”  Read more