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Japan's Astroscale , a company specialised in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies ...

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...

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The scientists have captured high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object -- a gas turbine blade -- using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. The work is part of a larger ...