A retired coolant tank put into space by the ISS and NASA has unexpectedly reentered the Earth’s atmosphere off the coast of Australia. Luckily, the 1400lb tank came back over water and the atmosphere broke it into tiny pieces. No pieces larger than 15lbs are believed to have made it back intact.

NASA threw the tank overboard during a shuttle mission when it was deemed too volatile to bring back to Earth. Scientists believed the tank would find a way back into our atmosphere sometime in November so this comes as no surprise.

Microsoft + NASA = 3D views of Endeavour.

Using Microsoft’s Photosynth technology, bought from Seadragon in February 2006, the technology takes 2D images and morphs them into 3D which we then can examine in greater detail.

"You can see the shuttle in times when no one has access," said.Chris Kemp, director of strategic business development at NASA Ames Research Center in Palo Alto, California.