Earthquake sensors could help track a different threat: Falling space debris
As more spacecraft are launched, the risk increases that uncontrolled space debris - those without active guidance - will ...
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Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests
Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern for air traffic, as SpaceX's recent Starship Flight 7 showed.
The runaway debris threat to space technology | FT Tech
Our exploitation and exploration of space has left 13,000 tonnes of junk orbiting Earth. Defunct craft and larger pieces of debris are also colliding, adding to the millions of smaller fragments which ...
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Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video)
including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station. It was the second time the pair have embarked on a spacewalk. Their previous EVA ...
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Doorbell cam catches a meteorite fall. How often does it happen, and could one hit you?
While it is possible that someone could be hit by a bit of rock or junk falling from space, the chances are extraordinarily ...
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Could a meteorite hit you? How often they fall to Earth, according to experts
While it is possible that someone could be hit by a bit of rock or junk falling from space, the chances are extraordinarily slim, and the vast majority are tiny pieces that wouldn't have much of ...
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Why We Need to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Space
Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...
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Earthquake sensors could help track a different threat: Falling space debris
SpaceX said they were likely to have broken off from a Dragon spacecraft returning to Earth from the International Space Station ... s property being hit by space debris,” said Fernando.