Space debris

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Got space junk? Wooden satellites may be the solution.

Space junk — debris from defunct satellites and other man-made items — is a growing problem. Wooden satellites, an idea spearheaded by astronaut and professor Takao Doi of Kyoto University, may be the solution.

Got space junk? Wooden satellites may be the solution.
Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational space junk removal system. Just maybe not this exact one.

Astronauts could soon be blasting space junk with lasers

Astronauts could soon be blasting space junk with lasers

Ecuador's Satellite Involved in Space Fender Bender

Ecuador's Satellite Involved in Space Fender Bender

NASA develops system to recycle space station waste into radiation-protecting tiles

NASA develops system to recycle space station waste into radiation-protecting tiles

Space junk orbiting Earth endangers satellites, spacecraft

Space junk orbiting Earth endangers satellites, spacecraft

Why Space Junk Needs to be Taken Seriously

Report by the NRC suggests it's time to take space junk seriously.

Why Space Junk Needs to be Taken Seriously
The World

Space debris nearly plunges into International Space Station

Three astronauts on board the International Space Station had a bit of a scare when space debris whizzed by the space station. The Takeaway talks with Ben Baseley-Walker, a legal and policy consultant at the Secure World Foundation.

Space debris nearly plunges into International Space Station

Space Junk

Space Junk

Space Junk

Space Junk