space junk
A Fiery End for Kosmos 1315 Over Hawaii
A relic of the Cold War surprised beach-goers and Hawaiian islands residents Sunday night, as Kosmos-1315 reentered the Earth’s atmosphere…
How Do Astronauts Avoid Debris?
So, just how do we keep our space stations, ships and astronauts from being riddled with holes from all of…
Could Lizard Hands Help Us Clean Up Space Junk?
We've written extensively about the orbital debris problem here on Universe Today. In a nutshell, just about every time we…
Alleged Meteor Caught on Russian Dash Cam (Again)
Thanks to the ubiquitousness of dashboard-mounted video cameras in Russia yet another bright object has been spotted lighting up the…
How Can We Clean Up That Space Junk?
We're total litterbugs. Here on Earth, and out in space. What are some strategies that have been developed to clean…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 342: Sunsetting Spacecraft
Everything dies, including our technology. But when we’ve hurtled a few thousands pounds of robotic instrumentation to another planet, it…
How Could We Recycle Satellites For Newer Missions?
Space junk is an ongoing concern for NASA, the European Space Agency and many others. After satellites live out their…
Bazinga: Mysterious Earth Orbiting Asteroid Turns Out to be Space Junk
Can’t find asteroid 2010 QW1 in the Minor Planet Database? No, the “Men in Black” didn’t secretly remove this Earth-orbiting…
The USAF’s ‘Space Fence’ Surveillance System: Another Victim of Sequestration
Times are getting tougher in the battle to track space debris. A key asset in the fight to follow and…
Space Debris: A Tale of Two Satellites
It’s sometimes tough being a satellite in Earth orbit these days. An interesting commentary came our way recently via NASA’s…