What Is Space Junk, and What Can Be Done About It?
This is how debris finds itself languishing in space—and what some organizations are doing to mitigate the problem.
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Space debris falling from the sky: more often, more risk
Christophe Bonnal, a French specialist in space debris, said the debris might have come from a military launcher. “They are ...
Debris falling from the sky: more often, more risk
It is still not clear what exactly fell onto a Kenyan village last month, but such events are likely to become increasingly ...
Live Science on MSN6 天
Massive piece of space junk crashes into village in Kenya — and officials still have no ...
A 1,100-pound metal ring from a rocket smashed in to a Kenyan village, where it startled residents and flattened trees ...
A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya
No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is ...
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Keeping space tidy should become a global UN goal, say researchers
The United Nations has 17 sustainable development goals that all member states have signed up to in an effort to balance ...
Massive space debris crashes into Kenya, residents alarmed as 1,100-pound ring crashes from sky
It was an ordinary day for the residents of Mukuku village in Kenya's Makueni County – until an unexpected delivery from ...
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What Is Space Junk, and What Can Be Done About It?
NASA According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are currently orbiting Earth. But what is that debris exactly, and how did it get there? Is the ...
Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds reportedly crashes into village in Kenya
Officials said they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the ...
Space Debris Crashes in Kenyan Village, Suspected Rocket Stage Part Identified
An early review from the Aerospace Corporation's Reentry Database indicated a potential association with an Atlas Centaur rocket stage launched in 2004. This object, designated 28385, had been ...
A Sustainable Development Goal for space?
An international team of scientists has called for the creation of an 18th addition to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which would aim to mitigate against the accumulation of space ...