How Concerned Should We Be About Falling Space Debris?
This week, we examine recent events that are causing heightened concerns about the potential threats associated with falling space debris.
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NASA Has Concluded Its Investigation of a Mystery Object That Crashed Into a Florida Home Last Month
An object that struck a home in Florida last month has been confirmed by NASA to have been released from the International Space Station.
Mission to Investigate Potentially Hazardous Objects in Orbit Lifts Off Aboard Rocket Lab Electron Rocket
Aerospace company Rocket Lab has successfully deployed a satellite on a mission to inspect space junk for potential removal from orbit.
NASA Space Lasers Could Become Earth’s First Line of Defense Against Collisions and Spaceborne Threats
NASA is developing a network of space lasers to protect the country's space-based assets from a wide range of orbital threats.
One Small Step for Man’s Garbage: Space Junk, EV Aircraft, and Monitoring Earth’s Pollution with Satellites
This week on The Debrief Weekly Report...
This week on The Debrief Weekly Report...
This week on 'The Debrief Weekly Report', we look at NASA and the Italian space agency's mission to monitor pollution, and how scientists around the world want to update the space treaty to include space junk.
Scientists Call for a Space Junk Treaty to Prevent Future Tragedy from Occurring in Orbit
Scientists are calling for a treaty to protect Earth from space junk resulting from future industries operating in Earth's orbit.
Death by Space Junk? Concerning Report Warns That the Risk is Higher Than You Think
A new report says that there is a six to 10 percent chance space junk will seriously injure or kill someone on Earth in the next decade.
Russian Space Junk Nearly Downs Chinese Satellite
A Chinese science satellite narrowly avoided a potentially catastrophic collision with debris from an exploded Russian satellite earlier...
Earth ‘On Course’ for Saturn-Like Ring of Space Junk
Space Junk is filling Earth’s orbit so rapidly that one researcher recently said he believes we are on...
Breakthrough Plasma Thruster will Cannibalize Zombie Satellites for Fuel
This new plasma engine will cannibalize dead satellites for fuel and help reduce the amount of space junk in Earth's orbit.
Space Junk Causes Minor Damage to the ISS’s Robotic Canadarm2
An object identified as orbital debris or "space junk" recently struck the Canadian-operated robotic arm on the International Space Station, according to officials with the Canadian Space Agency.
China’s Uncontrolled Long March Rocket Will Be a “Truly Spectacular,” But Reckless Show
The 100-foot, 21 Ton Spent Rocket Booster is Expected To Impact Earth This Weekend
The 100-foot, 21 Ton Spent Rocket Booster is Expected To Impact Earth This Weekend
A nearly 100-foot long, 16.5-feet wide, 21 metric ton expended rocket is currently barrelling through the Earth’s atmosphere,...
Is That a UFO? No, it’s Space Junk, and it Poses a Real Threat to Space Missions
A growing concern for astronauts, and for future space operations in general, is the threat posed by space junk in Earth's orbit.
This Costa Rican Farm Has The World’s Most Advanced Space Radar
It can track satellites, space junk, and asteroids to keep Earth's orbit safe...and it is in a sugar cane field.
It can track satellites, space junk, and asteroids to keep Earth's orbit safe...and it is in a sugar cane field.
The Costa Rica Space Radar will be able to track small objects in space that can be dangerous to satellites and astronauts.
Europe’s Space Agency Wants to Clean Up Old Satellites and Space Junk
Earth's orbit is starting to get congested with satellites and space junk. Is time to start calling for preventative measures?