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President Murmu voices concern over increasing space debris
"Space debris can cause problems for space missions," she said during the event at Bharat Mandap…
PTI
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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…
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America's X-37B vs. China's Shenlong: Top space planes and their shadowy role in orbital war
The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are competing unmanned space planes whose covert missions are get…
Benjamin Brimelow
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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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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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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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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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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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Two satellites might be headed for a collision — and there's no way to stop them
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and the Gravity Gradient Stabilisation Experiment (GG…
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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 …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA awarded $850,000 to a company that wants to pick up space trash the old-fashioned way — with bags
NASA awarded TransAstra nearly a million dollars for its concept of capture bags large enough to sc…
Kelly Burch
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The US will battle its rivals in outer space if it has to, senior military official says
China, India, and Russia are all developing anti-satellite weapons — and the US "is ready to fight …
George Glover
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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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India wants to send a legless, female humanoid robot called 'Vyommitra' into space
The ISRO failed in an attempt to place a lunar lander on the moon earlier in January, with the grou…
Charlie Wood
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Before 2 astronauts can return to Earth via SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, they'll use a robotic arm to check their ship for space-junk damage
Even grains of sand and flecks of paint can damage the component that protects the crew from 3,500-…
Dave Mosher
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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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How China's scavenger satellites are being used to develop AI weapons, drones and robots
How China's scavenger satellites are being used to develop AI weapons, drones and robots
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NASA satellite sent into space by Sally Ride in the 80s will come crashing down this weekend. But the odds of being hit are 1-in-9,400.
NASA said the concern of being hit by falling debris from the satellite is "very low," maintaining …
Katie Balevic
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How space movies have evolved over 120 years
From "A Trip to the Moon" to "Star Wars" to "The Midnight Sky," filmmakers have used evolving techn…
Ian Phillips,Ben Nigh
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China to send three astronauts for a three-month stay in its new space station
The country launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 on Saturday, carrying supplies, equipment and …