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Space junk in Earth orbit and on the moon will increase with future missions − but nobody's in...
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn illustration of Earth orbit overcrowded with space junk and orbital debris. This article was...
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.
Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth's upper atmosphere, NASA planes find
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Scientists have long thought that the burning up...
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...
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...
Falling metal space junk is changing Earth's upper atmosphere in ways we don't fully understand
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA research plane that flew through Earth's stratosphere identified more than 20 elements that are...
New space junk project aims to detect and monitor 'untrackable' objects
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Close to seven decades after the launch of...
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...
How fallen space junk could aid the fight against orbital debris
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAnalysis of space junk that has fallen to Earth could help researchers design rockets and spacecraft...
Astronaut's lost tool bag orbiting Earth
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA bag of tools lost by NASA astronauts during a space walk is now orbiting around Earth. During a nearly seven-hour spacewalk, Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral...
