space junk
The USAF’s ‘Space Fence’ Surveillance System: Another Victim of Sequestration
Times are getting tougher in the battle to track space debris. A key asset in the fight to follow and…
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…
Did a Piece of Mir Really Land in Massachusetts?
We love a good space debris mystery. Hey, who doesn't, right? Regular readers of Universe Today know that it’s a…
How the Fermi Spacecraft Almost Got Taken Out by a Relic of the Cold War
As a space telescope scientist or satellite operator, the last thing you want to hear is that your expensive and…
Exploded Rocket Fragments Could Endanger ISS and Future Missions
The International Space Station will have to look out for new debris from an exploded Russian rocket (NASA image) Traveling…
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…
Space Junk: Ideas for Cleaning up Earth Orbit
Caption: Artist's impression of debris in low earth orbit Credit: ESA Space may be big -- vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big…
Radar Prototype Begins Tracking Down Space Junk
[/caption] Several times a year, the International Space Station needs to perform Debris Avoidance Maneuvers to dodge the ever-growing amount…
Coming to an IMAX Near You (and just in time!): Space Junk 3-D
Serendipitously, at the same time we are waiting to see when and where the Russian Phobos-Grunt satellite will crash back…
ISS Will do Maneuver Friday to Avoid Collision with Satellite Debris
[/caption] It’s the gift that keeps on giving, unfortunately. Debris from the 2009 collision between an inactive Russian Cosmos 2251…