Can space trash hit your plane? Experts say the risk of an impact is rising
A new study by Canadian researchers published in Scientific Reports notes the risk of such an incident occurring is rising ...
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-77 Chance of Hitting Earth. Here's What It Would Do
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Can ocean-floor mining oversights help regulate space debris and mining on the moon?
Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...
Risk Of Falling Space Junk Hitting A Plane Is Only Increasing
As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...
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Growing oceanic network hunts universe’s ‘ghost particles’
Diplomatic Courier editor Jeremy Fugleberg brings you three under–the–radar stories from the Hinterlands: scientists search ...
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Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
If the scientists could very precisely measure the proportions of lutetium and halfnium in moon rocks compared to other ...
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How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?
Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...
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Space junk flying at 18,000mph 'is a genuine threat to life on Earth', expert warns
Space debris is a real hazard to life on Earth, a physics expert has warned, highlighting the dangers of falling space junk ...
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 ...
Asteroid or Tesla? Astronomers’ space blunder reveals Elon Musk’s cosmic junk
Astronomers announced the discovery of a new near-Earth asteroid, which turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched in 2018. The car, initially thought to be an asteroid, was later identified ...
Astronomers Call for Global Ban on Space Advertising Before It’s Too Late
Space advertising is not currently a problem, but the enterprise needs to be smothered before it has a chance to grow, ...