Space Debris

Banning American anti-satellite missile testing won’t decrease space debris, but it will let our enemies do more of what they want in space...Read More

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by Park Si-soo — April 19, 2022 People stand next to a large metal ring that fell into rural western India April 2, along with a cylinder-like object in this photo captured from space-watcher Jonathan McDowell’s Twitter account. They are believed to be parts of a Chinese rocket’s upper stage.…

The Biden administration has decided to implement a self-imposed ban on the testing of anti-satellite weapons, in part to highlight a Russian test in November that created a dangerous field of space debris, two sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce…

The debris created by India’s anti-satellite test in March 2019 seems to have all decayed or disintegrated, and India’s contribution to space debris has fallen to the lowest levels in the last four years, latest data shows. There are thousands of big and small unwanted objects floating in the space…

A large metal ring and sphere that villagers in rural western India said fell from the sky over the weekend could be from a Chinese rocket launched into space last year, officials told local media. The metal ring -- reportedly two to three metres (6.5-10 feet) in diameter and weighing…

TOKYO, Apr 5, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced the development and deployment of a new analysis system to calculate orbital courses of space debris for use with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) "Space Situational Awareness System" ("SSA system") for monitoring space debris. JAXA started operations of…

Usually when a nation-state or a corporation accidentally sends a piece of space junk flying out of control, and it breaks something, other people get upset. Here's a notable exception: A piece of space junk appears to have collided with the Moon at roughly 5,800 miles per hour on March 4th, and…

CRASH LANDING 22:31, 7 Mar 2022Updated: 22:31, 7 Mar 2022AN OUT-OF-CONTROL rocket part the size of a school bus has likely smashed into the Moon's surface by now. According to astronomers, a rocket booster was set to hit the lunar surface at around 7.25am ET (12:25 GMT) after spending nearly…

CRASH LANDING 22:31, 7 Mar 2022Updated: 22:31, 7 Mar 2022AN OUT-OF-CONTROL rocket part the size of a school bus has likely smashed into the Moon's surface by now. According to astronomers, a rocket booster was set to hit the lunar surface at around 7.25am ET (12:25 GMT) after spending nearly…