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 ...

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 ...

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But as the atmosphere becomes less dense, it reduces drag on space debris, allowing it to linger in orbit for longer — and extending the lifespan it has to crash into other objects. Collisions ...

Experts say these events, both occurring last week, highlight the growing threat of space debris in a world where ... in a controlled manner and crash into the Pacific Ocean,” Jonathan McDowell ...

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