Video: Mysterious big 500 kg 'red-hot object' falls from sky in Kenya village, triggers panic among localsA glowing ring of metal, more than eight feet in diameter and weighing more than 1,100 pounds, fell from the sky and crash landed in a remo...
06 Jan, 2025, 08.29 PM IST
1,000 collision warnings per day: Earth's orbit is so crowded that the situation could get dangerously out of controlRecent reports have revealed that the orbit of the earth is getting very much crowded with every passing day and is getting absolutely fill...
28 Dec, 2024, 05.03 AM IST
We may be heading towards a space disaster. Here's whySpace debris increasingly threatens the International Space Station and satellites, with instances of near misses on the rise. The phenomen...
27 Dec, 2024, 08.43 PM IST
What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?Recent reports are claiming that a pretty significant term is gaining prominence in the field of space science with every passing day which...
27 Dec, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
Japan, India startups to study laser-equipped satellite to tackle space debrisJapanese and Indian space startups joined forces. They will explore using lasers to clear space junk. Orbital Lasers and InspeCity signed a...
17 Dec, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
SpaceX to tackle space junk: European agency says it is in talks with Elon Musk's companyThe European Space Agency is in discussions with SpaceX to join its Zero Debris charter, an initiative aimed at reducing space junk by 2030...
24 Oct, 2024, 01.42 PM IST
Ticking time bomb waiting to explode? Scientists warn massive space junk disasters can happen anytime nowScientists warn that a massive space junk disaster is unavoidable due to the abundance of debris in Earth's orbit. Collisions are expected ...
11 Oct, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Will space debris fall on the Earth and hit humans? China accused of ignoring rulesSpace Debris Expert Professor John L. Crassidis accused China of not following the rules and taking unnecessary risks with the uncontrolled...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.26 PM IST
Ever wondered how spacecraft maneuver around space debris? Read hereThe worldwide sensors of the Department of Defense's Space Surveillance Network (SSN) track more than 27,000 particles of space debris, or ...
16 Nov, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our eraThe US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and...
15 Sep, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
24% of Indians want to work in space sector, more than twice levels in US, UK, Australia & Korea : Global surveyThe global space survey comes at a time when competition is set to intensify in India’s relatively nascent broadband-from-space services se...
30 Jun, 2022, 12.57 PM IST
A chunk of Chinese satellite almost hit the ISS; they dodged it - but the space junk problem is getting worseEarlier this week, the International Space Station (ISS) was forced to maneouvre out of the way of a potential collision with space junk. W...
13 Nov, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Space startup Digantara raises $2.5 million from Kalaari CapitalDigantara, a space technology startup incubated at Indian Institute of Science, will use the funding to accelerate its product development ...
15 Jul, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
Centre proposes Rs 33 crore to protect Indian satellites from space debrisIn Sep, India launched the early warning system Netra (Network for Space Objects, Tracking, and Analysis) to secure its satellites and othe...
08 Dec, 2019, 08.16 PM IST
- First satellite to collect space junk set deployed from ISS
London, June 23 (IANS) The first-ever satellite to test possible solutions in cleaning up space junk has been deployed by the International...
23 Jun, 2018, 06.22 PM IST
Space Trek: What will happen if any space debris hits a live satellite or the ISSChance of being hit by space junk on Earth is 20 billion to one. Lottie Williams was hit on her head but was unharmed by a 13-cm-long piece...
13 Nov, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
New technology could power return journey to MarsAirbus Defence & Space has a contract with Neumann Space, which is developing the rocket engine, to fly Neumann's payload for long-term tes...
29 Sep, 2016, 06.33 PM IST