Arizona radar site detecting satellite debris in space
LeoLabs, a California-based company, built a radar in eastern Arizona that monitors objects in space, specifically in the ...
Radar in eastern Arizona tracking debris in space
LeoLabs, a California-based company, built a radar in eastern Arizona that monitors objects in space, specifically in the ...
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Climate Change Is Shrinking Space for Satellites to Orbit
Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth, it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas ...
Discover Magazine on MSN7h
Greenhouse Gases Will Send Space Junk Spiraling Out of Control
Learn about the precarious state of satellites orbiting Earth, as greenhouse gas pollution puts them in danger of colliding ...
New Scientist16h
Starlink satellite part hit a Canadian farm when it fell from orbit
A failed launch left a batch of Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit last year, and it appears that a fragment of one fell ...
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Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.
All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the problem with space junk. New research, published in Nature Sustainability on ...
Space collisions could become a bigger risk thanks to greenhouse gas pollution
Collisions are a growing risk as space gets more crowded, and greenhouse gas emissions could make things worse. Greenhouse ...
Earth.com3d
Climate change is shrinking Earth’s atmosphere - and that’s bad for satellites
Climate change is altering conditions in near-Earth space, which could limit the number of satellites that can reliably ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4d
Sky fall: MIT study predicts satellite traffic jams, collisions due to climate change
A shrinking thermosphere means less drag, which could hinder the natural removal of space debris impacting satellites, as per ...
How global warming could threaten satellites, according to new study
Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth, according to new research.
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in ...
The Surprising Link Between CO2 Levels and Satellite Collisions
Climate change isn’t just warming the planet—it’s reshaping space. As greenhouse gases trap heat in the lower atmosphere, the ...