The core of the Long March 5B rocket has been losing altitude since last week, and is one of the largest pieces of space debris to return to Earth
The remnants of China’s largest rocket have plummeted back to Earth, plunging into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, according to Chinese state media, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit.
Most of the debris burned up in the atmosphere, it reported, citing the Chinese Manned Space Engineering office.
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