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'Lightning-like energy bursts' could be used to track the 99% of space junk that can't be seen from...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCurrent methods of tracking space junk in Earth's orbit only follow objects bigger than a softball....
With space junk littering Earth's orbit, the U.S. is creating the playbook on clearing some of it
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe U.S. government is taking legal steps to limit the amount of space junk — the cloud of dangerous...
Orbiting debris trackers could be a game changer in space junk monitoring
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTiny devices on satellites could soon track small pieces of space debris that are invisible to...
More lunar missions means more space junk around the moon. Two scientists are building a catalog to...
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for...
Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Orbital smashups cause tiny pieces of space junk...
Space junk is causing problems — and experts think it’s just the start. Why it matters
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHigh above the surface of our blue and green planet, millions of pieces of space debris zoom through...
The UK's ODIN Space just aced its 1st space junk tracking system test in orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoODIN Space's demonstration team confirmed their new debris sensor successfully recorded acoustic...
New space junk project aims to detect and monitor 'untrackable' objects
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Close to seven decades after the launch of...
Space Station Forced to Dodge Space Junk Again
Futurism via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe International Space Station has had to fire its thrusters to avoid incoming space junk yet again. "On Thursday, the International Space Station's...
Some space junk just got smacked by more space junk, complicating cleanup
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt's even more cluttered up there than it looks. Having already done a decent job of it here on...
