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Space junk 'in the millions' orbiting at 18,000mph could pose 'genuine threat' to life
A space physics expert has warned that debris falling from the sky could cause major damage and even kill people.
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What Is Low Earth Orbit? A Basic Explainer
More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...
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New Glenn Makes It Into Orbit on First Flight, but Reusable Stage Crashes Out
If New Glenn can continue to demonstrate its capabilities and (more crucially) its reliability, it has the potential to take ...
Slew of satellite projects aims to head off future wildfires
As Los Angeles firefighters battle remaining hotspots more than a week into deadly blazes, scientists and engineers hope ...
SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its latest round of Starlink satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, lifting off ...
Space junk 'in the millions' could cause 'genuine threat' to life on Earth
A space physics expert has warned that space debris orbiting the Earth and travelling at 18,000mph could cause a 'genuine ...
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Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth?
The International Space Station is always falling, yet it never crashes to Earth or burns up in our atmosphere. How is this ...
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite ...
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Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day
Luckily, the two spacecraft missed each other by 17 meters (56 feet) — not very far by space standards ... tragedy of the commons play out in low-Earth orbit right before our eyes," Baker ...