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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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World’s largest iceberg on possible collision course with island in South Atlantic Ocean
A massive iceberg, identified as A23a, is drifting northeastward and could be on a collision course with the British territory of South Georgia Island. As of mid-January, the iceberg was estimated to ...
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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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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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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.
The Independent3y
Chinese military satellite damaged by Soviet rocket is the ‘first major orbital collision in a decade’
The Yunhai satellite remains under control and can still adjust its orbit and remains able to send orbital signals, so the collision did not destroy it, but the news raises concerns about the ...
Business Insider India4y
Two satellites might be headed for a collision — and there's no way to stop them
There is a 1-in-100 chance that two defunct satellites — IRAS and GGSE 4 — will collide. There’s no way for scientists to stop the collision since they can’t send signals to conduct ...
Space.com17d
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 ...
Forbes1y
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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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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Satellite Position Estimation Collision Tracking & Event Recognition (SPECTER)
Description: SPECTER is a ground based autonomous tracking, detection, and alert system for satellites in geosynchronous orbits. This system will provide a low cost user friendly environment to ...