Photos show European satellite tumbling to its fiery doom after a first-of-a-kind maneuver that prevented a lot of space trash and falling debris on Earth The European Space Agency was able to shorten the amount of time the satellite took to fall to Earth, and limit the risk of it hitting populated areas. https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-european-satellite-tumbling-to-fiery-doom-over-earth-2023-9