A giant inflatable bag could catch asteroids and space junk

California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch ...
Yahoo

Sensors designed to detect nuclear detonations can help track space debris falling to Earth

Scientists are studying how sensors designed to detect nuclear tests could help track space junk and meteorites crashing down in the world's most remote regions. Across the world, dozens of ...
Scientific American

Stranded Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth, but Space Junk Threats Remain

The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft was too damaged to bring its crew home from China’s Tiangong space station. Those astronauts have ...
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How Space Debris Poses a Threat to the International Space Station

Space is no longer the final frontier it once seemed. Today, our planet's orbit resembles a cosmic junkyard where millions of ...
Fast Company

‘Space junk’ is clogging the atmosphere—and it’s going to make weather forecasts and internet access much worse

A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from weather tracking to broadband internet to national defense. A photo composite ...
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Stranded Astronauts Face Rising Threat of Space Debris in Orbit

Could a piece of debris no larger than a fingernail derail an entire manned space mission? For three Chinese astronauts ...
AOL

Space debris sensor promises safer future for satellites

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...

Three astronauts are stuck on China’s space station without a safe ride home

Wrapping up 204 days in orbit, three Chinese astronauts flew back to Earth aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft Friday, leaving three ...