Space Debris
- World
International Space Station yet again dodges orbital debris: Report
Washington: The International Space Station (ISS) has again dodged orbital debris, and this was hours before the arrival of a cargo ship, according to a media report. Russian space agency Roscosmos said…
- Technology
US issues 1st-ever fine to Dish Network for leaving debris in space
Washington: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has for the first time issued a fine to Dish Network for leaving junk in space. The penalty of $150,000 announced by FCC’s Enforcement Bureau…
- Opinions
Nations sign UN High Seas Treaty for Ocean; Is one needed for space debris?
Vast stretches of open ocean cover two-thirds of the globe and the entire space surrounding our earth is virtually no man’s land. There are hardly any rules or regulations applying to the…
- Science
Indian start-up on mission to compile data on space debris
Bengaluru: Digantara, a start-up launched by three young engineers, Rahul Rawat, Tanveer Ahmed, and Anirudh Sharma, is on a mission to compile data on space debris. It is going to send 40…
- India
Metal balls fallen from sky in Gujarat might be Chinese rocket debris: Experts
Ahmedabad: Four spherical metal balls fell from the sky in some villages of Gujarat over the past few days, which as per some experts are most likely the debris of a Chinese…
- India
India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report
New Delhi: India has 103 active or defunct spacecraft and 114 objects categorised as ‘space debris’ in orbit and it has embarked on a research to reduce such fragments from outer space.…
- Science
A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the Moon. It won’t be the first
Adelaide: In a few weeks’ time, a rocket launched in 2015 is expected to crash into the Moon. The fast-moving piece of space junk is the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon…
