... It is a ghostly glow seen mostly in the extreme northern or southern latitudes (near the North and South poles) that is caused by high-speed particles from the Sun slamming into the Earth'satmosphere. ...
... The plutonium is sealed in a chamber that has undergone extraordinarily rigorous testing, to ensure that even in a worst case scenario -- the crash or explosion of the rocket while still in the Earth'satmosphere -- the chamber will not leak. ...
... The thing blew up seconds before impact, which would have put it practically in the Earth'satmosphere. ... Dumping that much energy into the Earth'satmosphere would cause just as much damage. ...
... were stunned by a large explosion and flash of light over their city at 2:46 p.m. Although at first stories were confused, it turns out a smallish meteor burned up high in the Earth'satmosphere, exploding with the force of about a quarter ton of TNT ...
... The plot is fairly simple: a Russian Cold-War era satellite is about to burn up in Earth'satmosphere unless Clint Eastwood's character (who designed the guidance system used onboard) can fix it. ...
... It's possible that after time, a satellite's orbit will decay as drag from the Earth'satmosphere-- tenuous at those heights, but still there-- robs orbital energy from the satellite, dropping its height because the craft cannot control its position. ...
... January 31, 2002: From the NASA website : "NASA's Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) re-entered the Earth'satmosphere at approximately 11:15 p.m. EST Wednesday. ...