Earth’s Orbit Is Filling Up With Junk. Greenhouse Gases Are Making the Problem Worse.
At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour. This ...
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First-Ever Space Debris Fine Issued
In a landmark move, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed its inaugural fine for space debris violation, a ...
Space Junk: Has Earth’s Orbit Become Our Scrap Yard?
NASA experts are calling for a treaty to prevent “space junk” from irreparably threatening activity in Earth’s orbit. The treaty, ...
