The Russian Spacecraft Falling to Earth Poses No Danger

A Russian spacecraft is spinning uncontrollably around Earth after it broke down travelling to the International Space Station with food and fuel supplies. The vessel, Progress M-27M, will burn up when re-entering the Earth's atmosphere in a week or two, although there is a small chance that parts of it could crash down on the planet. The risk to us humans is minute - we have survived far greater objects falling back towards Earth before.