space debris
Space Debris: A Tale of Two Satellites
It’s sometimes tough being a satellite in Earth orbit these days. An interesting commentary came our way recently via NASA’s…
Experts Urge Removal of Space Debris From Orbit
Action is needed soon to remove the largest pieces of space debris from orbit before the amount of junk destroys…
How Micrometeoroid Impacts Pose a Danger for Today’s Spacewalk
Video streaming by Ustream Our very own International Space Station is in the cosmic crosshairs. As cosmonauts are to begin…
Space Debris Threat May Require Avoidance Maneuver for Space Station
UPDATE (9/27/2012, 13:00 UTC) NASA now says that with additional tracking, they have determined the two pieces of space debris…
Spherical Object Drops from the Sky in Namibia
[/caption] Officials from Namibia have been examining a hollow ball that fell from the sky back in November 2011. So…
Look Out Below! Huge Satellite Coming in for Uncontrolled Re-Entry
[/caption] There’s a defunct 6.5-ton satellite heading our way. Trouble is, NASA’s not sure exactly where and when it might…
Space Debris Problem Getting Worse, New Report Says
[/caption] In the movie WALL-E, the Earth is surrounded by a dense field of orbiting junk. The problem of space…
Space Junk Forces ISS Crew to Takes Shelter in Soyuz
[/caption] The six crewmembers on board the International Space Station were told to take shelter in the two Russian Soyuz…
Russia Wants to Build “Sweeper” to Clean up Space Debris
[/caption] Russia is looking to build a $2 billion orbital “pod” that would sweep up satellite debris from space around…
New Satellite for Monitoring Space Debris To Launch
[/caption] The U.S. Air Force will launch the first-ever satellite dedicated solely to tracking the positions of other satellites and…