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Space waste has doubled in the last 10 years
In close proximity to the Earth there are more than 16,000 units of space waste, compared to more than 8,800 units of waste in 2001.
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ISS space station evacuated urgently because of space garbage
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) recently had to evacuate urgently, after a piece of cylindrical garbage was found approaching near the station.
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Shoot lasers to clear cosmic trash
The US Aerospace Agency (Nasa) is considering firing lasers to deflect fragments of cosmic trash that are at risk of colliding with satellites and the International Spac…
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Prepare a new 'Space Fence' in orbit
With the speed on Earth orbit, more than 28,000 km / h, a tiny piece of trash can also be disastrous.
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The United States and France are also tracking cosmic garbage
US and French defense ministers signed a cooperation agreement yesterday to monitor space junk and prevent the risk of collisions between artificial satellites of the tw…
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Spatial waste
Scientists are increasingly worried about metal fragments flying around the earth's orbit.
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Laser detection system of
Automatic laser systems can detect and prevent debris floating on space colliding with spacecraft and satellites.
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Potential risk from 'cosmic garbage'
The US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) urges world leaders to find solutions to reduce the amount of
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Universe trash rushes into the bedroom
After hearing the loud noise on the roof, Peter Welton looked up and saw a red object. Fortunately, it did not hit the instrument ...
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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…
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Garbage blocking the way of the spacecraft
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) decided to let Space Shuttle Discovery dodge the orbit of a piece of cosmic trash before it returned to Earth.
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Working well, the Mars probe has yet to become cosmic garbage
Five years ago, it was assumed that age and technical problems caused two Mars probes, Spirit and Opportunity, to be universal waste. However, up to now, the two ships s…
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Dangerous stalking American space shuttle
After leaving the launch pad to fly to the Hubble Space Telescope, the Atlantis spacecraft entered a space of several thousand pieces.
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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).
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Space garbage will damage your mobile phone
Anti-satellite weapons and cosmic trash pieces are proliferating in the space threatening the use of different technologies for modern life such as mobile phones ... Tha…