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Latest News About Space Junk and Orbital Debris
The amount of trash in Earth orbit, from spent rocket stages, broken satellites and micrometeoroids, is growing. Scientists are working on methods to combat the threat of space junk and orbital debris collisions.
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Experts are predicting that Phobos-Grunt could fall to Earth in early January.
A piece of metal debris has crashed through the roof of a Massachusetts furniture warehouse. The FAA is investigating what it fell from.
A piece of safe debris is no longer a threat to the International Space Station or its three-man crew.
According to Dr. Marco Langbroek (sattrackcam.blogspot.com) the satellite performs "what is known to observers as a disappearance trick". The U.S.'s Lacrosse 5 satellite has a tendency to suddenly lose brightness. Russian space junk is also observed.
The German ROSAT satellite fell to Earth over the Bay of Bengal, but it is not known if any pieces survived.
The German ROSAT satellite broke up in the atmosphere when it fell to Earth today.
The German ROSAT satellite is expected to fall some time tonight or early tomorrow morning.
Germany's doomed ROSAT satellite shed 30 big pieces of debris when it falls from space this weekend.
The German ROSAT satellite could fall to Earth today or Sunday.
Skywatchers Ralf Vandebergh and Marco Langbroek snapped amazing views of the doomed satellite ROSAT.
A dead German satellite will likely fall to Earth this weekend.
See photos of Germany's falling ROSAT satellite, which will plunge to Earth in late October.
It's unlikely that Germany's falling satellite will touch down on land, but the German space agency would be responsible for any damage compensation.
Basic questions and answers about ROSAT, which is expected to crash to Earth this weekend.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has started a program called Phoenix, which aims to recycle pieces of retired satellites, using them to create new on-orbit assets.
A German telescope called ROSAT is falling to Earth this weekend. Scientists say there's a 1-in-2,000 chance it will hit someone.
The German space agency's satellite de-orbit will occur sometime between October 21 and October 24th. Up to 30 pieces of the spacecraft may survive re-entry. This animation takes a look at its current orbit and visualizes the burn-up.
Don't miss the last opportunities to see Germany's falling ROSAT satellite in the night sky.
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