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This is an Actual Picture of Space Debris
Universe Today· 3 days agoSpace debris is a growing problem, so companies are working on ways to mitigate it. A new satellite called ADRAS-J was built and launched to demonstrate ...
Private Spacecraft Snaps First Rendezvous Photo of Space Debris
PetaPixel· 4 days agoA satellite captured a historic photo of space debris during a new mission. “Pics or it didn’t happen,” Astroscale, which operates the photo-snapping satellite ...
Spacecraft captures first portrait of space junk with close-ups to come
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFor the first time, a spacecraft is capturing photos of pieces of space junk in the void of space as...
‘We are in the process of sending NASA our claim’: Space junk smashed into a Florida man’s home and...
Moneywise via AOL· 5 days ago'This is kind of unprecedented' There are approximately 45,000 objects in orbit, including some...
Port Canaveral considers expansion to accommodate growing space industry
WOFL via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"We’re now seeing millions of pieces of debris. In our report, we found there’s now 3,000 inactive satellites that are just hanging out there that at any point could collide," she said. "It’ ...
Japan’s space junk cleaner closes in on its target
The Register· 6 days agoAsia In Brief Japan's effort to start a business disposing of space junk is off to a promising start, after the ADRAS-J satellite spotted its first target and sent back images. Launched in February ...
China launches rocket to bring back pieces of the far side of the moon
The Independent US via AOL· 24 hours agoThe three-module Tiangong, much smaller than the ISS, was launched in 2021 and completed 18 months...
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend: Where and how to watch
FOX 10 Phoenix· 1 day agoA suspected meteor was seen falling through the sky of Birmingham, England, in the early hours of...
Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space
AOL· 4 days agoChina’s Shenzhou-17 spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday, carrying three astronauts who have completed a six-month mission aboard the country’s orbiting space station. It comes roughly four ...
Space is full of trash. NASA is finally hiring someone to clean it up
Fast Company Magazine· 2 days agoThe word sustainability has become somewhat synonymous with the environmental movement. That’s no...