El Adelantado de Segovia8d
A spacecraft approaches a mysterious metallic object in orbit and reveals surprising images
A spacecraft has successfully closed in on a massive chunk of metal zipping around Earth, capturing images of it—a big leap ...
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Space debris is falling from the skies. We need to tackle this growing danger
Space debris is no exception ... this scenario predicts a point at which the density of objects in LEO becomes so high that collisions between them generate more debris, leading to a cascade ...
'Space Deathtrap': The terrifying way climate change could destroy low Earth orbit for good
Rising emissions shrink Earth's thermosphere, weakening drag and trapping space junk in orbit for centuries—threatening satellites, space travel, and global tech.
‘Space junk’ is clogging the atmosphere—and it’s going to make weather forecasts and internet access much worse
A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from ...
The Sky Is Falling – And It’s Leaving Space Junk Stuck in Orbit
Greenhouse gases are doing more than warming our planet — they're reshaping space itself. As emissions cool and shrink the ...