Space science
Spacecraft afraid of garbage
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has to postpone Japan's plan to launch a transport ship to the International Space Station today for fear of hitting a piece of cosmic tra…
Cosmic Garbage
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Space science
Hazards from cosmic garbage for Hubble repair crew
Space shuttle Atlantis is currently flying in a chaotic space - where thousands of cosmic debris move very fast around the Earth at nearly 20,000 miles per hour (mph).
Videos
Video: The mysterious fireball lights up the sky of Peru
According to RT, locals in southern Peru reported the occurrence of violent noises like an earthquake and a blazing fire around a round object in the night sky.
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Video: Imitation of Earth's satellite is confirmed not cosmic garbage
Astronomers claim that an asteroid discovered last summer is not a piece of trash floating in the universe.
Science Events
Japan established a space monitoring force
The Japanese government is planning to set up and put into operation a space monitoring force in 2019, according to the bilateral cooperation plan between the US and Jap…
Science story
Two 10-year-old prodigies want to build a space garbage cleaner
Two 10-year-old boys living in New York, USA, were awarded a $ 10,000 prize with the idea of reusing the Hubble space telescope into the collection of cosmic trash.