Question: You know the Japanese Rocket which is about to crash into earth , is it going to make the earth explode?

Kate Elliott answered on 15 Nov 2016:

I haven’t heard about a Japanese rocket but I know there’s the Chinese Space station which will come down next year some time. Most of it will probably burn up in the atmosphere but there may be a few big chunks of around 100kg. These would definitely cause some damage if they hit you directly, however, the chances of them hitting anyone are very small. Think about the size of them (about the size of a person) compared to the size of the world and the fact that about 70% of the earth is covered in water anyway. There will be nothing as exciting as the world exploding I’m afraid! 😀