‘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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 global warming could threaten satellites, according to new study
Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say. Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth ...
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Climate change is wreaking havoc on Earth. Soon it will mess up its orbit
It is poised to exacerbate the growing problem of space debris, potentially shrinking the usable space for satellite in low Earth orbit, according to a new MIT study. Researchers have calculated ...