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Updated | An out-of-control spacecraft will come crashing down to Earth sometime in January or February 2018, a new calculation predicts. China announced it had lost control of the Tiangong-1 space station in September 2016 and initially thought the spacecraft would fall back to Earth in "late 2017." Since then, refined estimates have put the date of re-entry at some point between December 2017 and March 2018. Now, The Aerospace Corporation, a California-based nonprofit that provides assistance to the government's national security space programs, has announced that the date of re-entry will be late January or February of next year. The corporation made this prediction using data up through September 13, 2017. Andrew Abraham, senior member of the technical staff for The Aerospace Corporation, tells Newsweek : "[We] receive orbital data from the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) on a daily basis. We have been monitoring this data closely and perform re-entry calculations … [Read more...] about China’s Out-Of-Control Tiangong-1 Space Station to Crash Back to Earth Early 2018

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for February 17 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Prince Philip , 99, was admitted the private King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday evening, the palace said in a statement Wednesday. It called the admission "a precautionary measure" taken on the advice of Philip's doctor. The palace said Philip is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of "observation and rest." Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh , retired from public duties in 2017 and rarely appears in public. Queen Elizabeth II 's husband was last hospitalized in a London hospital in December 2019 for a pre-existing condition. PRINCE PHILIP, 99, ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AS A 'PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE,' PALACE SAYS Prince Philip was taken to a hospital in London on Tuesday evening as a 'precautionary … [Read more...] about Prince Philip, 99, admitted to hospital as a ‘precautionary measure,’ palace says

With no party coming forward to form the government after the fall of Congress-led V. Narayanaswamy rule in Puducherry earlier this week, the Centre on Wednesday imposed President' Rule in the trouble-torn UT. The decision was approved by the Union Cabinet. Narayansamy and his MLAs resigned after an unsuccessful attempt to prove majority in Puducherry Assembly on February 22. The government fell to minority after five MLAs from the Congress and its ally DMK resigned in a series of developments over the last fortnight. The resignations reduced the effective strength of the Puducherry Assembly to 26 from its original 33, three of which were nominated by the government of India. In the meantime, the Lt. Governor of the UT Kiran Bedi was replaced with the Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, which further deepened the crisis. On the day of the floor test as ordered by the new L-G Tamilisai, the Congress-DMK ruling alliance had 12 MLAs, including the Assembly Speaker … [Read more...] about President’s Rule imposed in Puducherry; seventh time in UT’s history

Amnesty International said on Wednesday that it no longer recognizes jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a "prisoner of conscience." The global rights watchdog cited the politician's past "advocacy of hatred" as the reason behind its decision. It, however, did not mention any specific remarks made by him in the past. At the start of his political career a decade ago, Navalny drew criticism for his anti-immigrant statements. "Some of these comments, which Navalny has not publicly denounced, reach the threshold of advocacy of hatred, and this is at odds with Amnesty's definition of a prisoner of conscience," the London-based NGO said. Watch video 00:37 Borrell: 'We have to sanction the people who are directly related with his arrest' Amnesty continues to call for Navalny's release Over the past few years, Navalny has emerged as Russia's leading critic of President Vladimir Putin by publishing investigations into corruption and leading … [Read more...] about Amnesty strips Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status

The on-off appearance of Alex Salmond before a Scottish parliament inquiry is back on. The committee looking into the Scottish government's mishandling of harassment complaints against the former first minister has invited him to give evidence on Friday, and Sky News understands he will accept the invitation. It comes after Mr Salmond cancelled a scheduled Wednesday appearance, amid a row over the redaction of his written submission. Meanwhile, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has addressed the account of a meeting that raises questions over whether she misled parliament, stating: "That's not an account that I would agree with." Sky News put to her the recollection of one person present at a meeting in her office on 29 March 2018 - four days before she told the Scottish parliament she first learned of harassment complaints against Mr Salmond. Advertisement We reported last July the account that states: "There was discussion about the … [Read more...] about Alex Salmond will now appear before harassment inquiry this week – days after pulling out over Sturgeon evidence row