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The Earth had a Saturn-like ring of its own once, a shocking new study has suggested
Scientists suggest Earth had a colossal ring of space debris 466 million years ago, leading to mete…
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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage
Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…
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Photos show European satellite tumbling to its fiery doom after a first-of-a-kind maneuver that prevented a lot of space trash and falling debris on Earth
The European Space Agency was able to shorten the amount of time the satellite took to fall to Eart…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Maiya Foc…
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The trash in outer space makes way for a new kind of map
The increasing amount of trash and debris left over from rocket launches and left over zombie s…
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The Chinese rocket speeding back to Earth is so unpredictable it could land almost anywhere. One guess is around Turkmenistan late on May 8.
Estimates will "vary wildly" until the rocket is closer, says 18th Space Control Squadron, a branch…
Marianne Guenot
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Europe wants to use a suicidal robot to clean up space — one satellite at a time
A four-armed robot — the Chaser — will launch into space and drag space debris back to Earth in a b…
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Debris from a giant Chinese rocket booster is set to plummet uncontrollably to Earth, raining parts across unknown locations this weekend
Experts say a 25-ton piece from a Chinese rocket booster will crash down to Earth this weekend. No …
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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MONEY FOR MARS: Inside SpaceX's quest to make Starlink the world's top off-planet internet business
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is banking on thousands of low-flying, internet-beaming Starlink satellite…
Dave Mosher
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Japan is developing wooden satellites to send into orbit by 2023 in an effort to cut down on space junk
Space junk is increasingly a concern among experts, who say it poses an environmental hazard - espe…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Space 2021: All the Mars landings, eclipses, astronaut flights, rocket launches, and other big missions to look for this year
In 2021, we'll see nine meteor showers. Boeing and SpaceX should launch humans into orbit, and NASA…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie N…
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VCs say these 7 space tech firms are set to crush the market in the $350 billion race for space
From re-usable rockets to advanced imaging, space tech encompasses a variety of incredible new use …
Callum Burroughs,Callum Burro…
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UAE’s Hope probe spots Mars for the very first time on its maiden voyage through space
It’s been over a month since the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) maiden voyage into space, and it just …
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These are the countries on Earth with the most junk in space
But, of the manmade items in space that are larger than your fist, orbiting satellites are a minori…
Dave Mosher,Andy Kiersz
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840 new planets have been discovered beyond Neptune and its the single largest finding till date
We all know that the universe is vast, but we don’t know exactly how vast it is. But humans don’t b…
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A Chinese space station is hurtling toward Earth - here's how to track the crash as it happens
The exact location of the impending Tiangong-1 crash is still a mystery, but it will likely hit som…
Leanna Garfield
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China's out-of-control space station may release a toxic chemical when it crashes
The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies (CORDS) warns: "Potential…
Leanna Garfield
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Here's What 9/11 Was Like For The Only American Watching From Space
"I met Chic during plebe summer when we were in the D&B together, and we had lots of classes to…
Amanda Macias
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A tiny particle just punched a hole into a huge satellite, and it signals a much larger problem in space
Although the impact of the particle caused a slight power loss as well as tiny changes in the orien…
Ali Sundermier
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The billionaire CEO who made history with SpaceX describes facing the 'vacuum of death' in only a spacesuit
SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman said frequent space travel is "around the corner." How humans will …
Ana Altchek
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Haier PROBOT DTX smart robot vacuum cleaner review
With busy work schedules, cleaning often feels like a difficult task, especially having to sweep an…