Experts warn that if we do not address the issue of space debris, it may render critical communication systems inaccessible ...
MILAN – National and international debris mitigation standards and policies are evolving rapidly to keep pace with increasingly complex space operations. With several large constellations poised ...
Scientists and astronomers are concerned about the dangers of increasing space missions, which could lead to Kessler syndrome ...
Thought up back in 1978 by NASA scientists Donald Kessler and Burton Cour-Palais, the Kessler syndrome says that humanity is ...
Space agencies have been busy with three major launch milestones occurring in the space of a week. Meanwhile, the sun is at ...
As heads of the world’s great space powers - except for outcast Russia - summit, they are strategizing how to prevent space ...
A domino effect follows, with the debris knocking out communication satellites as well as tearing apart Hubble and later, the ...
The increasing number of space missions has alarmed scientists and astronomers alike about the possibility of Kessler ...
After the democratic space powers cut ties with Russia - following its blitzkrieg on Ukraine - space leaders are joining an ...
SummarySeptember saw a higher number of general collision risks than the usual monthly average, the vast majority of which ...
and paying people to constantly monitor the debris collision situation. For a satellite costing several hundred million dollars to build and put into orbit, this is considered a prudent way to operate ...
Over time, the meteorites that land on Earth will be able to tell the story of events happening 200 million miles away in ...