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Lightning on Earth Knocks ‘Killer Electrons’ Loose in Orbit
Lightning strikes in the atmosphere can trigger a rain of high-powered “killer electrons” in low-Earth orbit that form ...
Analysis-Global push for cooperation as space traffic crowds Earth orbit
The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate ...
Global push for cooperation as space traffic crowds earth orbit
Experts warn that the rapid increase in satellites and space debris in low earth orbit requires urgent global cooperation.
Satellite traffic crowding low earth orbit, UN panel pushes for data sharing pact
Space experts have cautioned against the exponential rise in satellite launches in the low earth orbit (LEO) and resultant ...
Earth's orbit may soon be a danger zone, know why
The surge in satellites and space debris is turning low Earth orbit into a hazardous zone. Without global cooperation, vital ...
Proba-3: Flying two spacecraft is harder than one
What's harder than flying a single satellite in Earth orbit? Flying two—right beside each other, at proximities that would ...
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The satellite surge: How space debris is impacting earth’s low orbit
Low Earth orbit is the region most congested with human-made objects as it offers a balance between cost and proximity, ...
Space traffic surge as Earth's orbit faces satellite congestion crisis
The mounting congestion in low Earth orbit from thousands of satellites and millions of debris pieces creates significant ...
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New Russian anti-satellite weapon revives fears of nuclear conflict in space
Most civilian satellites are very sensitive to high-energy radiation and an atomic explosion in low Earth orbit would ...
Upcoming Proba-3 Mission Will Create Artificial Solar Eclipses to Study the Sun
ESA has launched three other Proba missions thus far, with one currently observing the Sun. Proba-2 launched in 2009, and was ...