There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Several months later, the U.S. sent Explorer I into space. With two small objects ...

The launch of space rockets from the grounds of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Ceiba could negatively impact ...

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Shober, NASA (THE CONVERSATION) Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery ... filtered out ...

Ars Technica has mentioned SpinLaunch, the company that literally wants to yeet satellites into space, in previous Rocket ...

Laser Measurements to Track Space Debris and Observe Water Masses Oct ... Oct. 15, 2024 — A collection-based survey of lichen species at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, USA and ...

If waste disposal is a major environmental challenge across the world, rapid accumulation of junk in outer space is also a concern, going by the 2025 Space Environment Report from the European ...

Space junk rained down on Saskatchewan farmland twice in 2024, and no one seems able to explain why the debris failed to burn up in the atmosphere. Last April, Saskatchewan farmer Barry Sawchuk ...

As we, humans, intensify efforts to explore outer space and solve millions of mysteries, the issue of space debris has emerged as a major threat to our own planet. Space debris, also known as space ...

The problem posed by human-made junk in space worsened significantly in 2024, according to a new report by the European Space Agency (ESA). The report follows a Chinese launch last August that ...