space debris
Space Pollution: Out of control Tiangong-1 is just a start, end is more scary
Out of control, Chinese satellite Tiangong-1 is about to crash on Earth soon at an unknown place, revealed European Space Agency (ESA). Scientists are tracking the movement of the satellite weighing 19,000 pounds that will meet its doom within the first week of April. Moving at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour, the space […]
China plans on using giant lasers to get rid of ‘space junk’
With numerous missions to explore space, mankind moves one step closer to knowing the secret of the origin of the universe. However, thanks to all these missions, a thick stream of space junk is covering our orbit filled with old satellites along and other relevant space debris. To deal with this issue, a team of […]
Japan’s Experimental Space Junk Collector Falls Flat Due To Poor Programming
An experimental space probe, which was intended for collecting space junks, has failed in carrying out its assigned tasks accurately, reported a state-run news agency. As per the announcement made by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Monday, the tentative mission for cleaning ‘space junk’ or debris from the lower orbit of the earth has […]