Space debris threatens global internet and astronaut missions
Dec 31, 2024 · On October 19, the US Space Command revealed a troubling incident: the Intelsat 33e satellite broke into approximately 20 pieces, littering an already crowded space with large chunks of space debris. The cause remains unknown, but the event has reignited serious concerns about the increasing accumulation of space junk in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
Uncontrolled reentry of space debris poses a real and
Jun 5, 2024 · The Florida crash landing of space debris jettisoned from the ISS has spun up concerns about uncontrolled reentry of human-made space debris.
Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover …
Jan 2, 2025 · Space debris crashes into Kenyan village, believed to be leftover rocket hardware : Read more The Russian Angara-A5M is 3.6 meters in diameter. However the Russian Rokot second stage is 2.5 meters ...
Waste in space: all the news surrounding space junk
Aug 12, 2024 · After more than 60 years of satellite launches and space exploration, manufactured objects like derelict spacecraft and rocket fragments now litter Earth’s orbit as space junk.
Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That ... - CNN
Feb 21, 2024 · Then there is the space junk — nearly 30,000 objects bigger than a softball hurtling a few hundred miles above Earth, ten times faster than a bullet.
Space debris - BBC News
Apr 16, 2024 · 'Almost hit my son' - Space junk lands on Florida home Three years ago the International Space Station took the trash out. Some of it just hit a home in Florida.
‘Tragedy of the commons’ in space: We need to act now to …
Dec 13, 2024 · Humanity needs to start addressing the growing space junk problem now, before it gets out of hand, scientists stress. Earth orbit is getting more and more crowded, with both active satellites...
A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya
Jan 2, 2025 · The object turned out to be space debris — junk left over from six decades of space exploration and a growing number of commercial launches, the Kenya Space Agency said Wednesday.
International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 …
Nov 26, 2024 · A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Nov. 25 to dodge a piece of debris, the second evasive maneuver for the station in less than a week.
Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village - BBC
6 days ago · News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture. Arts. Travel. Earth. Video. Live. Audio. Weather. Newsletters. Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village. Experts from Kenya's space agency are ...