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The amount of space debris (old satellites and spent rocket stages) falling back to Earth has doubled over the past 10 years. A few hundred tonnes of old space junk now vaporises in the atmosphere ...

For example, in 2006, the International Space Station’s window was damaged by a particle no larger than a millimeter. Larger debris, like the inactive Russian satellite Cosmos 2251, which ...

Space debris is a major risk as it can crash with satellites, with each other and even prove lethal to humans. Space junk has become a major concern in the past few years, with experts saying that the ...

Space debris surrounds the Earth so Nationalworld spoke to an expert at the UK Space Agency to see what sustainable ways ...

Head of ESA Josef Aschbacher stated that his agency had garnered more than 100 signatories to its Zero Debris Charters, which sets out principles for space debris mitigation. Aschbacher also ...

The new study tackles the Circular Restricted Three Body Problem (CR3BP) and the problem of populating cislunar space with debris fragments. Credit: Clark/Frueh/Purdue University ...

Addressing the responsible way to dispose of space debris has become a major concern for countries and companies in space. Most recently, U.S. Space Command called out Russia after a ...

Stuart is a freelance journalist and marketing content writer and a graduate of Canterbury Christ Church University. His writing covers topics including AI, Cybersecurity, Aviation,… Space debris ...

While it’s true that some space debris re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, the idea that all debris will eventually meet this fate is misleading. Only objects orbiting in low Earth ...

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