Discover how space debris tracking technology, automated satellite collision avoidance systems, and active debris removal missions prevent Kessler syndrome and protect orbiting spacecraft.

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When Sir Keir Starmer left for Beijing earlier this week, he probably didn’t imagine that a Chinese rocket would be ...

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With thousands of satellites in orbit and hundreds of thousands of debris fragments flying at extreme speeds, collisions are no longer a future problem. This video explains Kessler Syndrome, why it ...

SpaceX's Starlink communications satellite constellation is doing double duty as the company announces that it's moonlighting ...

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Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine wilderness and more like a crowded shipping lane, with thousands of ...