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Did you experience wonky broadband service recently? A broken satellite in space might have something to do with it!
An unknown event in geostationary orbit on October 19, 2024, has led to the fragmentation of the In…
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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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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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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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Europe is setting an example on how to clean up outer space — using a harpoon
The program, led by University of Surrey’s Guglielmo Aglietti, on Friday shot a harpoon at a s…
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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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A Chinese satellite seems to have collided with a piece of a Russian rocket in March - the first big space crash in a decade
A Chinese satellite mysteriously broke apart earlier this year. A Harvard astronomer realized that …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A magnetic spacecraft that can attract dead satellites has entered orbit - a test in a new effort to clean up space junk
Millions of bits of junk rocket around Earth faster than bullets, threatening to collide with satel…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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SpaceX executive says the Starship rocket system could help clean up the 760,000 pieces of space junk in orbit
As well as accommodating 100 passengers and carrying heavy payloads, SpaceX's Starship rocket could…
Kate Duffy
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3 ways to remove wallpaper quickly
Stripping wallpaper doesn't have to be impossibly frustrating. It just takes some simple tools and …
L. Daniela Alvarez
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How to clean a grill and remove stuck-on gunk
Whether your grill is charcoal or gas, you should clean it regularly to keep it working efficiently…
Laurel Randolph
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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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I recently removed 23 contact lenses from a patient's eye. In my 20 years as a doctor, I've never seen anything like it.
In a now-viral video, the doctor can be seen pulling out contact lens after contact lens with a Q-t…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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SpaceX was approved to fly thousands more satellites at a lower orbit despite pushback from competitors
After a near-miss earlier this month, several other startups said Elon Musk's plan would increase t…
Natasha Dailey
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Over half a million chunks of space trash could jeopardize space travel - but Europe has a plan to save it
The objective of RemoveDEBRIS is just that. Demonstrate how we could remove space debris that's clu…
Nathaniel Lee
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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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SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites could make astronomy on Earth 'impossible' and create a space-junk nightmare, some scientists warn
"A 5% failure rate is actually better than most historical constellations, particularly for this si…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The amount of space junk around Earth has hit a 'critical density' - and it could jeopardize our space missions
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has hopes to send 4,000 satellites into low-Earth orbit - where…