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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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20 Starlink satellites rained down on Earth yesterday; turbulent space weather doomed mission recovery
SpaceX faced a setback in its Starlink project as 20 satellites were lost due to a malfunction duri…
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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere
Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. I…
Chris Panella
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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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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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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak is starting a mysterious space company called Privateer, possibly to clean up debris
Steve Wozniak didn't say what Privateer would do, but a press release suggested it was focused on "…
Kate Duffy
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A Russian rocket broke up in space above the Indian Ocean — leaving dangerous debris in its wake
Russia’s rocket break down is another reminder of how humanity’s space-junk nightmare could come tr…
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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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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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A dead Soviet satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket body just avoided colliding in space and exploding into dangerous debris
In a collision, the satellites would have exploded into a cloud of dangerous, high-speed debris — a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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India government ready to spend ₹33 crore to fend off space debris
The Centre has proposed Rs 33.3 crore for ISRO's 'Project Netra' for securing Indian satellites fro…
PTI
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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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After littering space with tonnes of junk, USA becomes the first nation to ban destructive satellite tests
The announcement came during her visit to Vandenberg Air Force Base on Monday and a few months a…
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The space station spun 540 degrees and flipped upside down when Russia's new module mistakenly fired its thrusters
A Russian module glitched after docking with the space station on Thursday. The mistake spun the st…
Aylin Woodward
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SpaceX and ULA set to launch robots into orbit next year that will grab space junk and fix satellites
The robots, named after humans, are designed to perform different tasks in orbit. Meet Barry, Fred,…
Kate Duffy
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NASA crashes DART spacecraft into an asteroid, testing a tactic to bump space rocks away from Earth
NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to knock it off its path. It's the first te…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Marianne Gu…
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SpaceX is dominating orbit with its Starlink satellites, making the risk of space traffic collision a serious hazard, industry experts say
Elon Musk's company is heightening the risk of collisions between space objects by putting more sat…
Kate Duffy
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The US military has an ultra-powerful telescope it uses to monitor junk in space
There are an estimated 500,000 pieces of space junk orbiting our planet. Many pose a hazard to th…
Matthew Stuart
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Werner Herzog's new film, 'Fireball,' explores the power and mystery of meteorites
Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer directed the film, which premiered Friday on Apple TV+. Herzog …