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Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Orbital smashups cause tiny pieces of space junk...
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...
Private company wants to clean up space junk with 'capture bags' in Earth orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn illustration of Earth orbit overcrowded with space junk and orbital debris. NASA's latest space...
Chinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball (photos,...
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA big piece of Chinese space junk fell to Earth over Southern California early Tuesday morning...
What is space junk?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands of pieces of space debris, also known as space junk, are orbiting Earth — posing a significant threat to satellites, spacecraft and astronauts.
Space junk is raining from the sky. Who's responsible when it hits the Earth?
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn March 2022, a couple living in the rural town of São Mateus do Sul, Brazil, were shocked to find...
The growing problem of space junk
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpace debris. Illustrated | Getty Images There are hundreds of millions of pieces of space debris hurtling above your head, ranging from pebble-size...
If a satellite falls on your house, space law protects you – but there are no legal penalties for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's unlikely falling space junk will destroy property or kill a person. Petrovich9/iStock via Getty...
How can we protect satellites in Earth-moon space? This new software could help
Space via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe moon seen from the Artemis 1 Orion capsule on Dec. 5, 2022, near the end of the mission. As the...
Aging satellites and lost astronaut tools: How space junk has become an orbital threat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSpacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other...