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Explained: What is space debris and how much junk is India responsible for?
The latest report published by NASA states that there are 25,182 pieces of space debris, of sizes larger than 10 cm, in the lower earth orbits. Of this, India is responsible for only 114 space debris objects
27,000 man-made objects in Earth orbit, and counting: Space junk is here to stay
Space junk includes old satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments of exploded or decaying spacecraft
Space junk from Russian weapons test forces ISS astronauts to seek shelter in docked capsules
The US Space Command said it was tracking a field of orbiting debris
Astroscale successfully demonstrated its space junk collection satellite can clear orbital debris
ELSA-d must reattempt the capture-and-release process three more times successfully before Astroscale can consider the mission accomplished.
China defends rocket debris, says it's held to different standards than other countries
Hua Chunying said Beijing was being treated unfairly, the American media romanticises their launches and space debris free falls.
Debris from China's Long March 5B rocket is hurtling towards Earth, expected to crash next week
It could land anywhere from New York, Madrid and Beijing and as far south as southern Chile and Wellington, New Zealand.
Asteroids on collision course with Earth can be detected, tracked by new telescopes
Named Flyeye, it will survey the night sky for fast-moving objects and flag them for human researchers to further investigate.
Debris removal: Space law is an important part in the fight against space junk
While trying debris removal technologies, it is also imperative that authorities work out the best ways to regulate space activity.
Japan plans to create wooden satellites which they hope will cut down on space junk
Takao Doi said all satellites that re-enter Earth’s atmosphere “burn and create tiny alumina particles which will float in the upper atmosphere for many years”.
Space debris detected in broad daylight for the first time using a powerful laser instrument
The distance to the object was also determined by scientists using a special, powerful 'geodetic' laser.
Swiss startup ClearSpace signs contract with ESA to make space debris-free
The mission, ClearSpace-1, is to find and capture Vespa’s upper stage left in orbit after Vega's launch in 2013.
Space is a major legal void, international law needs an update since it was last written
So far, only France has stipulated in its own laws that any satellite in low orbit must be removed from orbit in 25 years.
Space junk, astrobiology, law: Hottest space sciences that will explode in 2019
2019 will be big for all things space, going by the International Astronautical Congress this year.
Tossed net successfully captures space debris in an orbit-clean up mission
The net, about 16 feet across and its target will eventually fall out of orbit together and burn up.
The 100 kg spacecraft deployed by ISS is set to clean up space junk orbiting the Earth
The experiment is important as there are thousands of pieces of space debris circulating the planet, many travelling faster than a speeding bullet.
Australian scientists to use lasers to 'zap' space junk
Scientists believe there are more than 300,000 pieces of debris in space, made up of everything from tiny screws and bolts to large parts of rockets, mostly moving in low orbits around Earth at tremendous speed.
200 kg titanium object falls from the sky; lands in Siberia
It’s not from a spacecraft, neither is it from a satellite nor from a rocket; fumble officials from the Russian Federal ...
Update: UARS enters Earth, NASA denies any damages to surroundings
NASA's decommissioned, veteran satellite, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), which was believed to make a fall, this month, has arrived.