‘Space junk’ is clogging the atmosphere—and it’s going to make weather forecasts and internet access much worse
A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pileup—causing ripple effects across everything from ...
Radar in eastern Arizona tracking debris in space
LeoLabs, a California-based company, built a radar in eastern Arizona that monitors objects in space, specifically in the ...
The Sky Is Falling – And It’s Leaving Space Junk Stuck in Orbit
Greenhouse gases are doing more than warming our planet — they're reshaping space itself. As emissions cool and shrink the ...
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Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.
All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the ...
Satellites powered by solid metal could one day use space junk for fuel
Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...
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How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse
"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...
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Rocket debris poses risks to aircraft operations
There is a 26 percent chance every year that an out-of-control rocket will fall through busy airspace, researchers calculate.
Climate change could reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit Earth, study finds
A new study says space may become more littered with debris as climate change lessens nature's way of cleaning it up ...
FAA grounds traffic at four Florida airports after SpaceX craft breaks apart
The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted air traffic at four Florida airports on Wednesday after a SpaceX craft ...
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Climate change is wreaking havoc on Earth. Soon it will mess up its orbit
That junk includes results of old space crashes and parts of rockets ... circling Earth — 7,356 in low orbit — according to the tracking website Orbiting Now. Satellites are critical for ...