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Latest about space junk
Watch likely Chinese rocket body burn up over Texas (video)
By Brett Tingley published
A video of a fireball streaking across the sky likely shows a Chinese rocket section that burned up in the atmosphere above Texas on March 7.
Solving space junk problem may require lasers and space tugs, NASA says
By Elizabeth Howell published
A new NASA report evaluates the costs and benefits of various space debris removal efforts for the estimated 100 trillion bits of space junk in orbit.
International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge space junk
By Brett Tingley published
The International Space Station (ISS) had to perform a debris avoidance maneuver to dodge yet another piece of space junk on Tuesday (March 14).
Chinese rocket stage crashes to Earth over Texas
By Andrew Jones published
The second stage of a Chinese Long March 2D rocket that launched last year reentered Earth's atmosphere on March 7 as it passed over Texas.
More lunar missions means more space junk around the moon. Two scientists are building a catalog to track the trash.
By Vishnu Reddy published
Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity's starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth.
How often does the International Space Station have to dodge space debris?
By Elizabeth Howell published
Astronauts have to deal with growing amounts of space junk in orbit, but there are procedures on the International Space Station in case of trouble.
NASA scientists push for a treaty to tackle risky 'space junk'
By Robert Lea published
As humanity increasingly fills the space around Earth with satellites, scientists have urged for an international treaty that could tackle the orbital debris these operations generate.
International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid collision with satellite
By Josh Dinner published
The International Space Station (ISS) had to maneuver out of the way of an Earth-imaging satellite on Monday (March 6).
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