Essay: Space is getting crowded with satellites and space junk. How do we avoid collisions?
Earlier this month, the US Government issued the first ever space junk fine. In an article first published on The Conversation, SARA WEBB, BRETT CARTER and CHRISTOPHER FLUKE look at the growing problem of space junk…
Essay: Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up
In an article first published on The Conversation, professor of astronomy CHRIS IMPEY says the problem of space junk is only set to grow…
Could a space congestion charge clear up junk-ridden skies?
Milan, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation Countries should levy an “orbit congestion charge” on satellite operators to tackle the growing concentration of space junk cluttering the skies, researchers said on Monday, but with some doubting the practicalities of such a fee. From dead satellites to bits of rockets, the amount of debris orbiting the planet is already […]
Quick facts – Weird waste, from sandy syringes to space junk
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation From medical waste washing onto the beach at Pakistan to man-made debris orbiting the earth, the scale of waste – and the strange shape it can take – is a growing global concern. Without urgent action, the world’s waste will increase by 70 per cent by 2050, according to a 2018 report […]
UN, European bodies outline joint push against space junk
Vienna, AustriaReuters European and UN bodies on Thursday outlined a joint push for global action on space junk, saying that debris orbiting the earth must be cleaned up as satellites launched by private companies and other new entrants are adding to the crowding. So-called space debris has been an issue since the Cold War-era space […]