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The Growing Menace of Space Junk: How a Minefield of Orbiting Debris Threatens Our Future in Space
Low-orbit Earth could become inoperable for spacecraft and satellites if this complacency persists, with dire consequences.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Space debris: A 'ticking time bomb' threatening astronauts and satellites
The vast expanse of space offers incredible opportunities for humanity, but it also comes with hidden dangers. One of the ...
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The moon, Mars and space junk: World space agency heads outline grand plans, but also concerns
Leaders of major space agencies stated grand plans for the near future at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, ...
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Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a satellite into Earth’s orbit in 2027 to watch it get wrecked as it reenters the atmosphere. The project is intended to help understand how ...
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AI Tackles Growing Space Debris Crisis in Earth’s Orbit
Will Low Earth Orbit succumb to the amount of space junk humans are dropping into space? Or can AI help identify, track, and ...
Space Junk Disaster Is Waiting To Happen, Experts Sound Alarm On 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Currently, almost 30,000 objects larger than a softball are orbiting the Earth at incredibly high speeds. These objects pose a significant threat to satellites, space missions, and even astronauts.