‘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 pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from ...
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A spacecraft approaches a mysterious metallic object in orbit and reveals surprising images
A spacecraft has successfully closed in on a massive chunk of metal zipping around Earth, capturing images of it—a big leap ...
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Scientists Say This 1 Thing Can Make Flying More Dangerous—With 'Catastrophic' Consequences
While airlines do all they can to make flying safe, there is one threat to aviation that even they can't do much about: space ...
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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 ...
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Space startup firm closer to removing debris from orbit
The Tokyo-based startup developing space debris removal technologies added ... 11 meters in length and 4 meters in diameter and took photos. It determined the precise location of the target ...
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PIN IT! Did you see the space debris explosion from Florida? Share your photos!
If you’ve seen anything unusual in the sky over Florida or anything that appeared to be space debris over the past few hours, be sure to share your photos and videos on News 6′s PinIt!
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Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)
The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant ...
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How global warming could threaten satellites, according to new study
Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say ... Tarso Sarraf/AFP via Getty Images The cooling effect has created a long-term contraction of the upper atmosphere -- similar to how a ...
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‘Space Advertising’ Could Outshine the Stars—Unless It’s Banned First
Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...