Space experts predict the Tiangong-1 space station, or "Heavenly Palace", will crash somewhere on earth during the Easter long weekend.

The unmanned spacecraft completed its mission in 2016 and is expected to begin its fiery descent between March 30 and April 3.

Space engineer Warwick Holmes, executive director of space engineering at the University of Sydney says that although there are concerns the ship is out of control, chances of being struck by a chunk of debris from the spacecraft are extremely minimal.