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A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of debris rocketing around Earth.
In March 2023, the ISS dodged objects twice in one month, once to avoid a collision with a satellite and then again to maneuver around debris just a few days later. Even the tiniest debris can ...
Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day
Satellites and chunks of space junk come close to colliding on a regular basis. The situation could get dangerously out of control.
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Why We Need to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Space
Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...
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Pluto and Charon formed through a 'kiss and capture' collision
New study reveals Pluto and Charon’s origin: a unique "kiss and capture" collision redefines how binary systems form.
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Space junk is out of control. Here’s why — and what to do about it.
Nine in 10 useful satellites are located in an area called low Earth orbit — as is most of the junk. Objects in this zone move at about 17,000 miles per hour, making it hard to avoid collision.
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Airbus Detumbler For Satellite End Of Life Addresses Space Junk Crisis
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. TOPSHOT - A computer-generated artists impression released by the European Space ...
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Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
Starlink collision risk SpaceX received additional backlash in September 2019, when the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that it had directed its Aeolus satellite to undertake evasive ...
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SpaceX Starlink Satellites Are Running Into ‘Squalls’ Of Near Misses With Space Junk
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. 18 April 2020, Brandenburg, Sieversdorf: Two "Starlink" satellites can ...
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Chinese Satellite Burns Up Over New Orleans, Creating Fireballs in the Sky
The American Meteor Society received more than 150 reports of fireballs in the night sky. Bethany T./The American Meteor Society Hundreds of stargazers reported fireballs over the southeastern U.S ...
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Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day
So much junk is filling Earth's orbit that collision avoidance has become a busy business. "We're talking about the dead satellites, the rocket bodies, the fairings, the wrenches, the gloves ...
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Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day
Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit ...
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Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day
Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit experts ...