Russia's Pirs module transforms into a 'shooting star' as it breaks up in Earth's atmosphere

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet watched from the International Space Station as Russia's Pirs module was discarded on June 26 and raced towards its death in Earth's atmosphere. The stunning video shows Pirs break up into a'shooting star' and slowly disappearing into a sea of ominous clouds hanging over our planet. 'Atmospheric reentry without a heat shield results in a nice fireball,' Pesquet wrote in a Facebook post, which also included a French description. 'You clearly see smaller pieces of melting metal floating away and adding to the fireworks.' Although the video was speed up, Pesquet and a few other crew members watched Pirs break up above the clouds for six minutes.