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Spacecraft approaches metal object zooming around Earth, snaps footage
Mashable· 2 weeks agoA spacecraft has carefully approached and imaged a large hunk of metal orbiting Earth — a step in...
Japan captures 1st image of space debris from orbit, and it's spookily stunning
LiveScience· 4 days agoThis orbital photo op is the first step in an ongoing mission to capture and destroy potentially hazardous pieces of space junk that are clogging up our ...
Japanese Mission Sends Back "Unprecedented" Up-Close Photo Of Space Debris
IFLScience· 2 days agoA Japanese mission aimed at clearing up space debris has hit its first milestone, successfully maneuvering close to a piece of space trash it was tracking and returning a photo to Earth. Space ...
Japanese Spacecraft Chases Down Derelict Rocket
Futurism via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSpaced Out A Japanese spacecraft claims it has recently rendezvoused with a three-ton piece of rocket debris in a high-stakes flight, the BBC reports, in...
The Nasty Problem of Cleaning Up Space Junk at 17,500 Miles Per Hour
Bloomberg· 1 day agoInstead, Norwegian startup Solstorm plans for tiny Nimbus to move itself out of the way by deploying a drag sail that will slow the satellite, helping it fall into the Earth’s atmosphere and ...
China launches lunar probe, looking to be 1st nation to get samples from far side of moon
USA Today· 1 week agoChina is aiming to become the first nation to ever retrieve samples from the far-side of the moon...