Over sixty years of space exploration have left their mark in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), where thousands of objects create the risk of collisions. These objects...
Two satellites hurtling across the sky at nearly 33,000 mph (53,000 km/h) were predicted to pass dangerously close to one another over the US state of...
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), the world’s largest solar telescope, captured its first image of the sun — the highest-resolution image of our star...
The odds of a space-junk crash this evening (Jan. 29) aren’t as slim as we had thought, it turns out. Two dead satellites — the Infrared Astronomical...
A visualization by LeoLabs of the possible collision of two defunct spacecraft in January 2020. LeoLabs Two old, out-of-control spacecraft are currently on a possible collision...
Artist’s conception of the decommissioned IRAS satellite.Image: NASA A pair of decommissioned satellites are at risk of colliding later today, potentially producing hundreds if not thousands...
Photo: The Canadian Press U.S. astronaut Christina Koch After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman...
WASHINGTON — Two decades-old defunct spacecraft are in danger of colliding Jan. 29, an event experts argue is more evidence of the need to clean up...
EDMONTON — Could your virtual assistant save your life in an emergency situation? A new study by researchers at the University of Alberta suggests that the...
If the two satellites crash into each other, the collision will result in thousands of pieces of small space debris which will pose a massive risk...
