An object struck a satellite in Earth's orbit, leaving a hole
The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and ...
JD Supra9 天
Space Junk: What Goes Up, Must Come Down (Safely)
Here in South Florida, we are used to strange stories. One example from this year: a “Florida Man” made a claim against NASA ...
Spacecraft could be fuelled by space junk collected in orbit
Spacecraft could soon be powered by space junk collected in orbit with a new engine that runs on scrap metal.British tech ...
Phys.org26 天
4,300 tons of space junk and rising: Another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes
30 blue whales of space junk The amount of debris in orbit around Earth is increasing rapidly. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are more than 40,000 pieces larger than 10cm in orbit ...
Space.com24 天
Fighting space junk: More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter'
ESA is promoting the Zero Debris Charter, which aims to increase international efforts and cooperation to solve Earth's growing space junk problem. And the agency now has attracted well over 100 ...
Earth’s Kessler syndrome worry might be avoided thanks to satellite junk eating spaceship
Earth could avoid the worrying doom of the so-called Kessler syndrome thanks to a brand new junk eating spacecraft. Currently ...
Yahoo24 天
A Boeing-made satellite exploded in orbit and now there's space junk everywhere
along with 34,000 pieces of large space junk and millions of smaller pieces. That debris has the potential to damage critical components on working satellites, such as solar panels, reducing their ...
Reuters23 天
Exclusive: Europe agency says it is in talks with SpaceX on tackling space junk
The 22-nation agency is spearheading one of several efforts to roll back the mass of space junk swirling round the planet from past missions that poses a risk to active satellites. Aschbacher said ...