PORTLAND, Ore. -- A European spacecraft was set for a fiery plunge to Earth Monday night over the South Pacific.

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Astronomers were tracking the 22-ton Jules Verne spacecraft as it finished the final orbits around Earth Monday.

Recently, the ship helped deliver supplies to the International Space Station -- where it also sometimes served as a cabin for crews.

Experts said the craft was visible from Earth as it passed overhead in the night sky, sometimes glowing as brightly as the North Star.

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