• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 26th, 2014
ESA Turned Captain Ahab Wants to Go Harpooning Space Debris

ESA Turned Captain Ahab Wants to Go Harpooning Space Debris

The end goal is to clear key orbits, the European Space Agency explains

Satellite Batteries Pose Significant Space Debris Risks

Satellite Batteries Pose Significant Space Debris Risks

ESA is looking for a way to achieve full shut-down for these devices

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 17th, 2014
No Collision-Avoidance Maneuvers Scheduled for ISS in 2014

No Collision-Avoidance Maneuvers Scheduled for ISS in 2014

Experts say the lab will not be endangered by space junk this year

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2014
JAXA Wants to Fish for Space Debris via Magnetic Nets

JAXA Wants to Fish for Space Debris via Magnetic Nets

The agency has teamed up with a fishing equipments manufacturer

DARPA Telescope to Begin Tracking Space Debris

DARPA Telescope to Begin Tracking Space Debris

The instrument is now being delivered for installation in Australia

New Method of Tracking Space Debris Uses Radio Stations

New Method of Tracking Space Debris Uses Radio Stations

The approach could save billions of dollars in potential damages

Climate Change Makes Orbiting Satellites, Space Junk Move Faster

Climate Change Makes Orbiting Satellites, Space Junk Move Faster

Those in charge of overseeing the satellites must work extra hours to keep them on track

ISS Astronauts Endangered by Space Junk Today

ISS Astronauts Endangered by Space Junk Today

They will seek refuge in the lifeboats docket to the ISS

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 9th, 2012
New Orbital Debris Tracking System Put to the Test

New Orbital Debris Tracking System Put to the Test

When activated, it will replace a decades-old precursor

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 25th, 2012
Keeping the Orbital Debris Problem in Check

Keeping the Orbital Debris Problem in Check

Experts propose a relatively easy-to-implement solution

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 31st, 2012
Solar Winds May Help Remove Space Junk from Orbit

Solar Winds May Help Remove Space Junk from Orbit

The phenomena help swell up Earth's thermosphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 23rd, 2011
Mysterious Metallic Sphere Falls from the Sky

Mysterious Metallic Sphere Falls from the Sky

The object hit the ground in Namibia, southern Africa

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 29th, 2011
Serious Hazards May Await New Horizons at Pluto

Serious Hazards May Await New Horizons at Pluto

Researchers recently met to assess these newly-thought-of risks

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 24th, 2011
Space Junk Narrowly Avoids ISS

Space Junk Narrowly Avoids ISS

Expedition 30 crewmembers are now completely safe from harm

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 21st, 2011
Recycling Defunct Satellites into New Spacecraft

Recycling Defunct Satellites into New Spacecraft

DARPA proposes ambitious plan to clear Earth's orbit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 7th, 2011
Tiny Space Debris Pose Highest Risks

Tiny Space Debris Pose Highest Risks

New scientific analysis looks at the problem of orbital junk

 
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