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  • Roving chunk of space junk plunging back to Earth

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    WT1190F on Nov. 3. Credit: Bill Ryan at Magdalena Ridge Observatory. A long-lost fragment of space debris is falling toward Earth for a searing re-entry over the Indian Ocean on Friday, but the widely-watched event poses no risk to people. Nevertheless, aviation and maritime authorities have cautioned pilots and sailors to steer clear of the…