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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...
If a satellite falls on your house, space law protects you – but there are no legal penalties for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt's unlikely falling space junk will destroy property or kill a person. Petrovich9/iStock via Getty...
With space junk littering Earth's orbit, the U.S. is creating the playbook on clearing some of it
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoThe U.S. government is taking legal steps to limit the amount of space junk — the cloud of dangerous...
Falling metal space junk is changing Earth's upper atmosphere in ways we don't fully understand
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA research plane that flew through Earth's stratosphere identified more than 20 elements that are...
Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth's upper atmosphere, NASA planes find
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Scientists have long thought that the burning up...
Photos suggest SpaceX, NASA, and China space junk struck land. There's a 10% chance a person will be...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn object suspected to be a part of China's Long March 5B rocket, found on the island of Borneo, in...
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.
FAA proposes rule to reduce space junk in Earth orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
Photos show European satellite tumbling to its fiery doom after a first-of-a-kind maneuver that...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe European Space Agency was able to shorten the amount of time the satellite took to fall to...
Satellite crash – live: Out-of-control ERS-2 falls to Earth
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn out-of-control satellite has fallen to Earth, nearly three decades after it launched. The...