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Collisions are a growing risk as space gets more crowded, and greenhouse gas emissions could make things worse. Greenhouse ...
Space debris is a growing problem, both in Earth's orbit and down on the ground. One startup has brought us a step closer to ...
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Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth, it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas ...
A new MIT study looks at how greenhouse gases are affecting our ability to operate satellites. Here's why the results are ...
His theory is that once space debris reaches a critical mass, collisions will trigger a chain reaction generating even more ...
Dozens of people have reported what is believed to be burning space junk moving across southern Australian skies on Saturday night.
The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...
Aerospace engineers found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can safely operate there.