'Splendid' fireball: China's Tiangong-1 space lab to hit Earth on Monday

The Guardian ------- A defunct Chinese space laboratory is set to become a “splendid” meteor shower as it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere on Monday, Chinese authorities maintain.Hitting speeds of over 26,000km an hour before disintegrating, the Tiangong-1 is expected to make an uncontrolled earthbound plunge on Monday Beijing time, China’s Manned Space Agency said on Sunday – an estimate roughly in line with European Space Agency projections.The Manned Space Agency did not specify a time when it expects the craft to enter the atmosphere. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.