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 ...
Space on MSN11 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 ...
Exclusive: Europe agency says it is in talks with SpaceX on tackling space junk
The European Space Agency is in talks with SpaceX about the possibility of Elon Musk's space venture joining an international ...
The Associated Press on MSN12 小时
China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space
The new team of one woman and two men will conduct experiments, carry out spacewalks and install equipment to protect the ...
A Boeing-made satellite exploded in orbit and now there's space junk everywhere
A satellite manufactured by beleaguered aerospace firm Boeing (BA) has blown up after experiencing “an anomaly,” according to ...
Laser Precision Unlocks Secrets of Earth’s Gravity and Space Junk
Scientists are using laser-based tracking and gravity data to improve how we monitor both satellites and space debris. By blending these methods, they can now predict orbits more precisely and gather ...
China space station crew returns to Earth after six months in space
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on China 's Tiangong space station.
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Debris from satellite breakup threatens other spacecraft, animation shows
"The fragments interact not only with the originating spacecraft’s nearest neighbors, but within a short time much of the geosynchronous belt." ...
Another Satellite Breakup Adds To More Than 4,300 Tonnes Of Space Junk
The European Space Agency estimates there are more than 40,000 pieces larger than 10cm in orbit, and more than 130,000,000 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation12 天
Meteors vs space junk: Are we seeing more fireballs in the sky than there used to be?
How can you tell if it's a meteoroid or space junk? It's not just bits of meteoroids that can end up lighting up our sky. Space junk, or any other other artificial space object, can burn up when ...