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    Space Debris News

    Houston, we have a trash problem: Inside the rush to clean up Low Earth Orbit

    An illustration of space debris in Low Earth Orbit. There are millions of manmade objects floating about up there, from massive dead satellites and rocket stages to tiny flecks of paint. (NASA)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 15 days ago

    Satellites get a new type of armour

    Roughly one small satellite in five stops working within a year of launch, estimates a study published in 2021, and in three-fifths of these cases operators do not know what happened.
    Science
    Published 25 days ago

    46,590 tracked objects, 1.2 mn we can't see: The mess humans have left in space

    Space debris includes defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, fragments from explosions or collisions, and much smaller pieces such as paint flakes and shards of metal.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 28 days ago

    SpaceX rocket crashes into Moon in unintentional collision

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket part is believed to have crashed into the Moon in an unplanned collision (REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo)
    Business
    Updated 60 days ago

    SpaceX rocket to hit Moon? Date, impact details and why scientists care

    The impact is expected to take place near Einstein Crater on the Moon’s sunlit western limb.
    World News
    Published 63 days ago

    What are the ‘mysterious’ balls found in Australia? Space agency has an answer

    The six solid spheres were initially suspected to be pieces of space debris.
    World News
    Updated 90 days ago

    Nasa satellite to crash on Earth after 14 years in orbit: All you need to know

    A NASA satellite is making its journey back to Earth, and scientists said there is only a 1 in 4,200 chance of injury.
    World News
    Published 207 days ago

    Do tourists going to space need insurance?

    According to the Satellite Industry Association, a US-based non-profit trade organization, there were 259 launches to space in 2024, including 224 commercial ones. (HT File Photo/ Representative Photo)
    India News
    Updated 234 days ago

    Digantara inks pact with Singapore's defence arm to protect satellites from space debris

    Digantara inks pact with Singapore's defence arm to protect satellites from space debris
    India News
    Published 244 days ago

    Great balls of fire: Celestial inferno lights up Delhi night sky

    The visuals shared online showed a luminous orange streak blazing for several seconds across the dark sky. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 378 days ago

    Meteor shower or Chinese rocket debris? Mysterious lights seen over Delhi skies

    Most reports of sightings of the mysterious streaks of light and fireball came from Delhi-NCR areas at around 1:20 am on Saturday.
    India News
    Updated 379 days ago

    Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

    Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
    Trending
    Published 390 days ago

    Kosmos 482, Soviet-era spacecraft, plunges to Earth after 53 years in orbit

    It was not immediately known where the spacecraft came in or how much, if any, of the half-ton spacecraft survived the fiery descent from orbit. (Pic used for representation)
    World News
    Updated 512 days ago

    Has Kosmos 482 Soviet spacecraft already crashed into Earth?

    The Kosmos 482 spacecraft was a component of the Venera program, a set of probes designed to study the planet Venus for the USSR.
    World News
    Updated 512 days ago

    A 1970s Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Fall Back to Earth

    A 1970s Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Fall Back to Earth
    World News
    Published 513 days ago

    What is Kessler Syndrome? The growing threat of space junk and its consequences

    The accumulation of space debris, including non-functional satellites and spacecraft, threatens future missions.
    World News
    Updated 645 days ago

    ISRO to test technology for catching satellites in space with robotic arms

    ISRO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space, S Somanath said the space agency is developing new technologies for space debris management.
    India News
    Updated 708 days ago

    1st human-made meteor shower: How a NASA mission could make it possible

    A view from an abandoned military airbase shows the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in the region of Kakheti, Georgia August 12, 2024.
    World News
    Published 763 days ago

    ISRO adds another feather to its cap with POEM-3 success

    Representative Image:
    Technology
    Updated 981 days ago

    Watch: International Space Station lowers orbit to avoid space debris collision

    International Space Station (ISS) is home to astronauts studying space in laboratory onboard the spacecraft.
    Technology
    Updated 1136 days ago

    House-size asteroid makes close approach to Earth. Watch here

    Asteroids are space rocks that generally exist between Mars and Jupiter.
    Technology
    Published 1297 days ago

    Can space junk actually kill you? Scientists explain

    Experts have long warned that hundreds of thousands of pieces of space debris are circling the planet (Representative image)
    Science
    Updated 1531 days ago

    China's rocket debris spurs calls for policies to mitigate space junk

    Early this month, the remnants of the Chinese rocket plunged into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives.
    World News
    Published 1964 days ago

    'Out of control' Chinese rocket debris to crash into earth this weekend

    Most debris burns up in the earth's atmosphere before having the chance to crash into its surface but at times, pieces of a large object may hit the earth.
    World News
    Published 1977 days ago
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