Phobos-ground Probe

Russian officials say they still have no firm information where a failed Mars moon probe plummeted to Earth, the day after it went down. The unmanned Phobos-Ground probe fell yesterday after being stuck in Earth's orbit for two months.

A Russian space probe designed to boost the nation's pride on a bold mission to a moon of Mars has come down in flames, showering fragments into the south Pacific west of Chile's coast, officials said.

Russia's space agency has adjusted its forecast for the crash of a failed spacecraft, saying it may shower its fragments into the south Atlantic. Roscosmos said the unmanned Phobos-Ground probe could plummet to Earth on Sunday or Monday anywhere along a broad swath between 51.4 degrees north and 51.4 degrees south.

Fragments of a failed Russian space probe are now expected to fall to Earth on January 15, officials said on Wednesday. The unmanned Phobos-Ground probe was launched November 9. A precise date was given on Wednesday by a spokesman for the air and space defense troops, who said any fragments that do not burn up in the atmosphere are expected to fall...

The European Space Agency said on Friday it has abandoned efforts to contact a rogue Russian space probe, increasing the likelihood it will plunge to Earth.

A Russian space probe aiming to land on a Mars moon was stuck circling the Earth after equipment failure Wednesday, and scientists raced to fire up its engines before the whole thing came crashing down.

Russian officials say they still have no firm information where a failed Mars moon probe plummeted to Earth, the day after it went down. The unmanned Phobos-Ground probe fell yesterday after being stuck in Earth's orbit for two months.

A Russian space probe designed to boost the nation's pride on a bold mission to a moon of Mars has come down in flames, showering fragments into the south Pacific west of Chile's coast, officials said.

Russia's space agency has adjusted its forecast for the crash of a failed spacecraft, saying it may shower its fragments into the south Atlantic. Roscosmos said the unmanned Phobos-Ground probe could plummet to Earth on Sunday or Monday anywhere along a broad swath between 51.4 degrees north and 51.4 degrees south.

Fragments of a failed Russian space probe are now expected to fall to Earth on January 15, officials said on Wednesday. The unmanned Phobos-Ground probe was launched November 9. A precise date was given on Wednesday by a spokesman for the air and space defense troops, who said any fragments that do not burn up in the atmosphere are expected to fall...

The European Space Agency said on Friday it has abandoned efforts to contact a rogue Russian space probe, increasing the likelihood it will plunge to Earth.

A Russian space probe aiming to land on a Mars moon was stuck circling the Earth after equipment failure Wednesday, and scientists raced to fire up its engines before the whole thing came crashing down.