Scientists sound alarm on rising odds of space junk striking airplanes
Researchers at the University of British Columbia analyzed global air traffic patterns against the projected re-entry paths of uncontrolled space debris.
US think tank report urges setting up space hotline with China
Researchers prepare to weigh Chang'e-6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space ...
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Scientists growing concerned over collision between space debris and planes
Scientists have raised concerns over the increasing amount of space debris, warning that it could pose a threat to commercial ...
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Agency Tasked With Regulating Commercial Space Flight Braces for Musk’s DOGE
The Office of Commercial Space Transportation has proposed fines and grounded Elon Musk’s SpaceX for numerous incidents.
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Do the International Space Station Windows Need Cleaning? Here’s how astronauts do it
After years and years without a shine, two Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk to scrub all the dirt and fumes from the International Space Station's windows. While scrubbing windshields is fairly ...
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Spain's Indra to supply German Air Force with space surveillance radar
Indra has signed a contract with the German Armed Forces' procurement office (BAAINBw) to provide the German Air Force ...
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‘Space junk’ will become more of a problem for Earthlings, but a single mission to fetch just 1 craft costs $123 million
Any debris created by damaged satellites measuring larger than 1 cm can pose huge threats to other active, low-orbiting ...
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Dismantling of water tanks underway at Fukushima
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is preparing to dismantle tanks containing treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP site ...
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight ...
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Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
Falling Space Junk Threatens Flights
Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...
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NASA’s robot grippers could help clean up space junk
NASA is testing new robot grippers that could one day remove space debris and help repair satellites in Earth’s orbit. On ...