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‘Tragedy of the commons’ in space: We need to act now to prevent an orbital debris crisis, scientists say

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Humanity needs to start addressing the growing space junk problem now, before it gets out of hand, scientists stress. Earth orbit is getting more and more crowded, with both active satellites and pieces of debris. There’s so much stuff up there that it’s far from alarmist to start worrying about the Kessler syndrome, a nightmare … Read more

Seismometers track atmospheric shock waves from incoming space debris

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This article is republished from Eos.org under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. On April 2, 2024, a shower of fireballs lit up the night sky over Los Angeles and much of central and Southern California. Onlookers wondered whether they were witnessing a meteor, a failed rocket launch, or even a UFO. … Read more