NASA has warned that an out-of-control satellite is set to crash back to Earth later today after almost 14 years in space.

The space agency says mosts of its Van Allen Probe A spacecraft will probably burn up on re-entry but some chunks are expected to survive.

Illustration of two satellites in orbit above Earth's cloudy surface.Van Allen Probe A has been in space since August 2012

It’s estimated that there’s a one in 4,200 chance of the satellite causing harm to anyone on .

While this may sound like a lot, it’s ranked by as being a low risk.

Van Allen Probe A was launched into lower Earth orbit back in August 2012 on a mission to to study high-energy particles within Earth’s radiation belts.

But it was deactivated in October 2019 after it ran out of fuel.

Nasa expects Van Allen Probe A to crash back to Earth later today (March 10) at around 11.45pm UK time / 7.45pm EDT.