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- Lasers learn to accurately spot space junk Wed, 25 Dec 19, 1:00pmScientists applied a set of algorithms to laser-ranging telescopes and succeeded in increasing accurate detection of the space litter in Earth’s orbit threatening spacecraft safety American Institute of Physics WASHINGTON,...
- Studio Roosegaarde wants to turn space waste into shooting stars and 3D-printed housing Sat, 26 Jan 19, 8:30amAt the Space Waste Lab Symposium in Almere, Netherlands, artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde announced his creative new solutions for reducing space waste...
- Studio Roosegaardes laser light art tracks floating space waste in the sky Sat, 13 Oct 18, 1:30amA dazzling neon green light show is illuminating the night skies in Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s latest large-scale art installation, the Space Waste Lab Performance...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 just rocketed a harpoon and net into orbit to hunt space junk Wed, 4 Apr 18, 1:15amHuman trash now litters space in the form of broken hardware and spacecrafts circling Earth. But the Surrey Space Center is working on tackling the issue - and they just got a boost from SpaceX. Their RemoveDEBRIS technology...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketed a harpoon and net into orbit that will be used to hunt space junk Wed, 4 Apr 18, 1:15amHuman trash now litters space in the form of broken hardware and spacecrafts circling Earth. But the Surrey Space Center, based at the University of Surrey, and partners aim to tackle the issue - and they just got a boost...
- Airbus wants to harpoon a satellite and bring it back to Earth Tue, 20 Mar 18, 2:51amThe aeronautics company Airbus is currently testing a three-foot harpoon they hope will catch the nonfunctional satellite Envisat and pull it back to Earth...
- Humans have already dumped 400,000 pounds of trash on the Moon Thu, 1 Feb 18, 1:33amPollution isn't just Earth's problem anymore. Despite not having established a permanent lunar residency, humans have already managed to dump 400,000 pounds of trash on the Moon. Much of this debris has been left behind over...
- China wants to destroy space junk with giant lasers Thu, 18 Jan 18, 10:14pmNot only do we need to worry about pollution on Earth, but also in space. A team of six scientists in China are working on a very science-fiction-sounding solution: zapping that space trash with lasers. Could a space-based...
- Chinese space station could plummet back to Earth in March Thu, 4 Jan 18, 11:36pmChina lost control of their first space station Tiangong-1 in 2016 - and now pieces of it could come crashing back down to Earth. Research organization Aerospace Corporation recently predicted the station could re-enter our...
- ESA unveils magnetic space tug to corral broken satellites drifting in space Thu, 29 Jun 17, 12:08amJapan's experiment to clean up space junk earlier this year may have ended in failure, but the world's space agencies haven't given up on the problem yet...
- ESA unveils magnetic space tug to corall broken satellites drifting in space Thu, 29 Jun 17, 12:08amJapan's experiment to clean up space debris earlier this year may have ended in failure, but the world's space agencies haven't given up on the problem yet...
- Critics are fuming over potentially toxic Russian rocket about to crash in the Arctic Fri, 3 Jun 16, 3:46amParts of a Russian rocket are expected to crash in Canadian Arctic waters this weekend. The rocket will be launching a satellite under Russia's Rokot program, and its debris may still contain hydrazine, a toxic fuel, when...
- Mysterious metal “space balls” found in Vietnam turned out to be space junk Tue, 12 Jan 16, 6:30amAfter hearing what they thought was thunder, some Vietnam residents discovered three mysterious metal orbs ranging in size from just 9oz to 99lbs. The spheres reportedly fell from the sky and two of them landed in residential...
- Chinese scientists want to use a nuclear-powered vacuum to turn space junk into fuel Sat, 5 Dec 15, 4:00amA team of Chinese researchers thinks they have developed a solution to the problem of ‘space junk.’ Picture a giant space vacuum cleaner, not entirely unlike the one pictured in the 1987 classic film Spaceballs, that...
- You Won’t Believe How Much Space Junk is Orbiting the Earth Right Now Fri, 13 Jun 14, 1:45amWhether you saw the movie Gravity or not, you probably already know that space debris can be a big problem. But until you see a visual showing just how ridiculously packed the Earth’s atmosphere is, it is hard to grasp...