Phobos-Grunt, the Russian space probe intended to sample the Martian moon Phobos and return the sample to Earth, is expected to fall back to Earth sometime this weekend. The probe never made it out of Earth orbit as an upper stage rocket failed to ignite.
Russia says most of the probe will burn up during re-entry, but as many as twenty pieces may reach the surface. Those pieces are currently seen hitting harmlessly in the Indian Ocean, but that could still change.
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