“Scientists Warn Of Danger”: New Detector Tested To Help Spacecraft Evade Orbital Debris As Global Powers Clash Over Crowded Skies Rude Baguette Source link
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Chinese astronauts added more debris shielding to the Tiangong space station during a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Friday (Aug. 15), according to state media. Two astronauts from the three-person Shenzhou 20 mission ventured outside Tiangong to do the spacewalk, which concluded Friday at 9:27 a.m. EDT (1447 UTC, or 10:47 p.m. in Beijing). It was at least the second effort for …
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GREAT FALLS — The annual Perseids meteor shower peaked Tuesday night, but stargazers had the chance to see another incredible display in the sky early Wednesday morning around 5:15-5:20 a.m. Bright streaks resembling a shooting star moved from west to east across the night sky, but this was not actually related to the meteor shower. It was space junk re-entering …
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The devastating flooding that swept through Texas Hill Country in early July, killing at least 135 people, unearthed a prehistoric discovery in Travis County on Monday, experts say. Dinosaur tracks were discovered in the Sandy Creek area in Travis County following the devastating July floods in Central Texas. Dinosaur tracks were discovered in the Sandy Creek area in Travis County …
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Tens of thousands of pieces of space debris are hurtling around Earth right now. These defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, collision fragments and even a toolbox threaten active spacecraft and could trigger cascading disasters that make space unusable for generations. Since removing just a single piece of debris can cost tens of millions of dollars, the critical question becomes which …
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