A NASA spacecraft is returning to Earth’s atmosphere.
It’s called Van Allen Probe A.
The probe launched in 2012 to study space around Earth.
It explored Earth’s radiation belts called the Van Allen belts.
These belts protect Earth from harmful space radiation.
The probe collected valuable data for nearly seven years.
The spacecraft ran out of fuel and can no longer operate.
Most of the spacecraft will burn up in the atmosphere.
The risk to people on Earth is very low.
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