Interestingly, space agencies use Point Nemo as a "spacecraft cemetery". Decommissioned spacecraft are intentionally directed to crash into this area to ensure that any debris generated during re ...

"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites over the next 100 years." Growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are ...

and as a starting point for technical standards. In 2007, the UN General Assembly endorsed the Space Debris Mitigations Guidelines, which calls for member states to voluntarily adopt standards and ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. Debris that small, which cannot ...

A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is participating in a U.S. government effort to design a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter ...

The recent discovery of debris from SpaceX’s Starship rocket in Bahamian waters has raised concerns about the potential dangers of space junk landing in The Bahamas. While the future is undeniably in ...

Point Nemo, in the Pacific Ocean. NASA estimates that somewhere between 53,500 and 173,250 pounds (24,250-78,500kg) of the space station will drop into the ocean. So, what’s next? The coming end ...

But this week’s two space debris-related events in the Bahamas and Europe point to how successful rocket launches can also leave their mark on Earth. They also highlight how the rise in the ...

This reduction stems from the way climate change affects the atmosphere; warming at the surface level results in cooling of the upper atmosphere, decreasing air density, and lessening atmospheric drag ...

As global warming continues, the upper atmosphere will cool and become less dense, reducing the force which usually pulls space debris back to Earth and cluttering the orbit. MIT researchers ...