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Space junk was found scattered across several fields in Australia last month. The debris likely came from a SpaceX Crew-1 flight, an astrophysicist who examined the junk said.
When astronomer Samantha Lawler got an email from a journalist in May 2024 saying that space junk may have landed in a farmer ...
Now, the FCC has issued the first space debris fine of its kind. ... It was launched to geostationary orbit — a field of space that begins about 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) ...
Space junk is a serious problem and is getting worse. In this game, you’ll maneuver a spacecraft through an increasingly crowded debris field.
A farmer in Canada recently found fallen space debris in one of his fields, ... Canadian farmer found a piece of a SpaceX rocket in his field. By Joshua Hawkins. Published May 16th, 2024 2:47PM EDT.
Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken Earth’s magnetic field. It’s an intriguing proposition and one that has garnered some support as well ...
Composite image from Slingshot’s LEO-focused Horus optical fences, showing debris from the Aug. 6 Long March 6A launch. Credit: Slingshot Aerospace HELSINKI — A Chinese launch to deploy a ...
The piece of space debris. Picture: Dr Brad Tucker When Mick Miners, a farmer in New South Wales, Australia, first saw a large black object sticking out of the ground in a remote part of his land ...
Space Force Is Tracking New Debris Field After Communications Satellite Breaks Apart This follows the failure of another satellite from the same series that may have been due to a meteoroid impact.
More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at achieved both using satellite laser ranging.