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Space Junk Crisis: Scientists Warn of Inevitable Disaster in Earth’s Orbit
The accumulation of space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) has reached a dangerous tipping point, according to leading ...
A Massive Space Junk Disaster in Orbit Is Inevitable Now, Scientists Warn
Low-Earth Warning Some of the world's leading space experts are warning that the current orbital junk crisis surrounding our ...
ZME Science on MSN7d
The Growing Menace of Space Junk: How a Minefield of Orbiting Debris Threatens Our Future in Space
One morning in June 2022, two colossal pieces of space history — once proud symbols of Cold War ambition — came perilously ...
Military.com3d
Space Force Makes Tricky Maneuver with Top-Secret Space Plane to Dispose of Debris
The unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has been in space since late December, and it has been used for classified ...
ExtremeTech13d
What Is Space Junk, and What Can Be Done About It?
Artist's depiction of what a concentrated cloud of space debris might look like. Credit: NASA According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are currently ...
Forbes10mon
Airbus Detumbler For Satellite End Of Life Addresses Space Junk Crisis
When it comes to space junk, size doesn’t matter. Even small pieces can cause severe damage. “Any of these objects can cause harm to an operational spacecraft,” the ESA states.
The Verge20d
Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens
which will be about the size of a washing machine and weigh about 200kg (441 pounds). It will contain 200 sensors and four cameras but no propulsion or navigation systems. Most space debris that ...
Space.com22d
New type of Kevlar heading to ISS in October for space debris protection tests
in size. The simulated debris fragments couldn't pierce through the test shields even when a lower amount of the protective material was used compared to currently available space debris guards.