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Private Spacecraft Snaps First Rendezvous Photo of Space Debris
PetaPixel· 2 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, says in a post on X, formerly ...
A satellite that was lost in space for 25 years has finally been found
Quartz· 1 day agoAn experimental satellite that launched in 1974 disappeared from ground-based sensors in the 1990s, only to be found again this week. The Infra-Red Calibration Balloon (S73-7) satellite was ...
Daily Brief: Pink slips and immigration tips
Quartz· 11 hours agoSome of the California-based jobs will relocate to its offices in India and Mexico. Meanwhile, Google wants immigration policies to change so it can...
A Chinese space station got hit by debris and astronauts scrambled to make emergency repairs
Quartz· 6 days agoChina’s space station crew carried out two spacewalks this past winter to repair the solar wings...
Insurers make record-breaking loss as space gets cramped
The Register· 1 day agoThe space above the Earth is getting increasingly crowded as launches become more frequent and satellites are squeezed closer together. Space insurers paid out a record $995 million in claims ...
Japan’s Space Clean-Up Mission Leads to 15-Year-Old Rocket Debris
iTech Post· 4 days agoThe mentioned space junk was first launched in 2009, which makes it a decade and a half years old....
Missing Satellite Found After 25 Years of Being Lost in Space
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAn experimental satellite that launched in 1974 disappeared from ground-based sensors in the 1990s,...
After not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. is headed there at 90
AOL· 5 days agoAmerican Edward J. Dwight Jr., the first Black astronaut candidate, will realize his dreams of space...
Are the Great Lakes the key to solving America’s emissions conundrum?
National Geographic· 6 days agoThe Port of Toronto’s economic impact is dwarfed by ports in Montreal and Vancouver, while Chicago’s...
Russia's UN Veto Fuels More Tension With the US Over Nuclear Weapons in Space
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis week, Russia unsurprisingly vetoed a draft resolution to prevent the placement of nuclear...