Enlarge / This cylindrical object, a few inches in size, fell through the roof of Alejandro Otero’s home in Florida last month. reader comments 73 A few weeks ago, something from the heavens came crashing through the roof of Alejandro Otero’s home, and NASA is on the case. In all likelihood, this nearly two-pound object ..
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Enlarge / In March 2021, the International Space Station’s robotic arm released a cargo pallet with nine expended batteries. reader comments 78 A bundle of depleted batteries from the International Space Station careened around Earth for almost three years before falling out of orbit and plunging back into the atmosphere Friday. Most of the trash ..
Enlarge / This artist’s illustration released by Astroscale shows the ADRAS-J spacecraft (left) approaching the defunct upper stage from a Japanese H-IIA rocket. reader comments 19 Astroscale, a well-capitalized Japanese startup, is preparing a small satellite to do something that has never been done in space. This new spacecraft, delivered into orbit Sunday by Rocket ..
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration showing the orbital tracks of the European Space Agency’s Aeolus satellite. reader comments 42 with The European Space Agency deftly guided one of its satellites toward a fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere Friday, demonstrating a new method of post-mission disposal to ensure the spacecraft would not fall into any populated areas. ..
Enlarge / Artist’s impression of low Earth-orbit satellites like those launched by SpaceX and OneWeb. reader comments 52 with 38 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission has a plan to minimize space junk by requiring low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to be disposed no more than five years after being taken out ..