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1.50am: Overcast weather in South America could be responsible for a lack of Tiangong-1 sightings Mr McDowell stated that the weather in Uruguay and Buenos Aires is “overcast”. He added that he has received a “lack of reports” about the Chinese space station for the region.

Could the Tiangong-1 have already crash landed on Earth? Mr McDowell speculated that the Chinese space station may have already crash landed on Earth. It is understood that if the Tiangong-1 landed in a remote area the plunge could take time to be confirmed. In his latest tweet, he said: “I have a feeling the next 3 hours are going to be me explaining that: yes, it might have come down by now, but no, we don't actually know.”