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How can we clean up space junk?
16 Jan 2026 18:38 GMT
Earth’s orbit is littered with an ever-expanding collection of detritus from abandoned satellites. Expert Javier Viñals explains how we might clean up the clutter.
In the 2013 epic ‘Gravity’, a satellite collision in Earth’s orbit sparks a chain reaction, …
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Japan's Takaichi and Italy's Meloni to strike deal on space junk removal
15 Jan 2026 20:13 GMT
International relations
Nations to establish framework for collaboration on space technology
Japan's Kibo space research facility is seen here in a photo taken from the International Space Station. (JAXA)
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January 16, 2026 00:40 JST
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Flights could be delayed due to space junk falling from the sky
15 Jan 2026 18:32 GMT
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Canada, warn that there is a 26 per cent chance that old bits of rocket or dead satellites that have not burned could crash down on Earth and cause airspaces to shut down.
Benjamin Virgili Bastida, a …
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Defending against Kessler Syndrome with Space Armor
16 Jan 2026 16:34 GMT
… . To make matters worse, the space junk that we can estimate but …
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China Wants to Send Thousands of Satellites to Space—and Challenge SpaceX’s Dominance
16 Jan 2026 15:38 GMT
… satellites to mitigate creation of space junk and risks of collisions. SpaceX …
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JAPANESE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: 10 - 16 January, 2026
16 Jan 2026 10:44 GMT
… Meloni to strike deal on space junk removal
16 Jan, 2026
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‘We’re essentially stopping bullets in space’: Cobb aerospace lab to send new technology into orbit
16 Jan 2026 01:12 GMT
… special report on how destructive space junk can be.
“So why do …
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Bright light over Bay Area was astronauts’ return to Earth
15 Jan 2026 17:34 GMT
… saw.
Was it a comet? Space junk? Turns out, it was astronauts …
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SpaceX Rocket Launches Raise Safety Concerns Over Air Traffic
15 Jan 2026 08:10 GMT
… not to play dodgeball with space junk?
A ProPublica investigation has shown …
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China's space debris problem leaves three astronauts stranded
14 Jan 2026 17:33 GMT
… details have been made public.
Space junk: A growing problem in Earth … during spacewalks.
The amount of space junk circling Earth is rising rapidly …
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