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When astronomer Samantha Lawler got an email from a journalist in May 2024 saying that space junk may have landed in a farmer ...
The spacecraft would guide the defunct satellites into Earth’s atmosphere, where they will burn up. The post UK launches bid ...
As space junk increases, more operators are choosing to launch without any insurance at all. To compensate, companies are ...
Satellites that retire are deorbited into a graveyard orbit within 25 years of their missions ending. This is the case with ...
The first wave of Starlink satellites are now reaching the end of their five-year lifespan and burning up in droves.
At the heart of the proposed Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, a specially designed spacecraft, equipped with cutting-edge ...
There are more than 10,000 satellites now in orbit and growing space junk to match. In recent years, more companies — most ...
Faint booms from space help track incoming debris. But the path matters more than you think. Earth gains a little mass each ...
Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, ...
South African aerospace firm CubeSpace says it is on track to reach a valuation of $1 billion (R18 billion) and achieve dollar unicorn status. Speaking to the Sunday Times, CubeSpace CEO and founder ...