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Stranded in space: Sunita Williams shares her experience LIVE from the International Space Station
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore addressed Earth live from the ISS. They were launched …
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US astronauts had to take shelter after a Russian satellite broke into over 100 pieces near the ISS
Authorities say the Russian RESURS-P1 broke into over 100 trackable pieces, with US firm LeoLabs sa…
Matthew Loh
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Space debris continued to be a big problem in 2021 and it’s only going to get worse
This isn’t the only incident of the year though as there have been quite a few instances of spac…
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International Space Station moved by 1240 metres to dodge space junk of a demolished Chinese satellite
The International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday had to maneuver itself to avoid being hit by C…
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Space Force is sending one of its 'Guardians' into space for the first time in its history
The US Space Force is sending its first Guardian to space. It will be the third launch for Col. Nic…
Katie Balevic
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A Russian missile strike put 1,500 pieces of large space junk in orbit. Even debris as big as a baseball could kill astronauts.
The debris from a Russian missile test "risks astronauts' lives" and "the interests of all nations,…
Marianne Guenot
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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.
A dead Russian spacecraft almost crashed into a NASA satellite. The collision would have sent debri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn L…
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The International Space Station swerved to avoid colliding with shrapnel from a Russian anti-satellite missile test
Debris from an anti-satellite test Russia conducted late last year threatened to collide with the I…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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High-speed space junk risk prompts NASA to abruptly delay spacewalk on the International Space Station
Space junk orbiting Earth at dangerously high speeds keeps forcing the International Space Station …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A space junk threat forced the crew of the International Space Station to take shelter
The US military said it is aware of a "debris-generating event" but did not explain further what ma…
Ryan Pickrell
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US says Russia 'recklessly' destroyed a satellite with a missile, creating debris that could threaten the International Space Station
The test created 1,500 larger, trackable pieces of debris and hundreds of thousands of smaller piec…
Ryan Pickrell
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Russia pushes the International Space Station away from '90s US rocket debris — the 2nd space-junk scare this week
NASA and Roscosmos have to move the International Space Station away from debris that orbits Earth …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Researchers say Earth may soon have Saturn-like rings made of space debris
The objects of all sizes can collide and disrupt orbital missions and space flights as well as…
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4 times NASA astronauts lost things in space
A NASA astronaut accidentally dropped a tool bag in space earlier this month. Turns out, it's not t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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The International Space Station swerved to narrowly avoid Chinese space junk. A major impact would be a disaster.
The International Space station changed its course by about 0.7 miles on Wednesday to avoid the deb…
Marianne Guenot
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A piece of space debris punched a tiny hole in the International Space Station, damaging a robotic arm
Scientists monitor more than 23,000 pieces of space junk that could threaten satellites and the spa…
Aylin Woodward
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'Unknown' space debris almost flew within 1 mile of the International Space Station. As junk builds up in orbit, the danger of collisions is growing.
An astronaut and two cosmonauts had to hunker down in a Russian spaceship attached to the ISS while…
Susie Neilson
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Watch the moment a cosmonaut tossed a bag of parts into space but NASA said the space litter is harmless
The cosmonaut tossed an 11-pound bag of leftover equipment into orbit, but NASA is not concerned ab…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-J…
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China's Long March rocket debris falls in Indian Ocean close to Maldives, ending days of uncertainty
The debris from China's disintegrating Long March rocket entered the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday a…
PTI
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About 1 in 40 of SpaceX's Starlink satellites may have failed. That's not too bad, but across a 42,000-spacecraft constellation it could spark a crisis.
At this rate, SpaceX may leave more than 1,000 dead satellites in orbit, where they can crash into …