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Scientists Warn: Greenhouse Emissions Could Push Low Earth Orbit to the Brink of Collapse
The growing release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere could pose a serious threat to the future of space operations, ...
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Why scientists lost track of a satellite in overcrowded space— for 25 years: ‘It’s basically like air traffic control’
After liftoff, a larger satellite, called KH-9 Hexagon, shot the 26-inch-wide spacecraft into a low-earth orbit so it would continuously circumnavigate the globe at a distance of 500 miles out.
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Sky fall: MIT study predicts satellite traffic jams, collisions due to climate change
A shrinking thermosphere means less drag, which could hinder the natural removal of space debris impacting satellites, as per ...
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Carla Carlisle on overcrowding on planet earth
It began with some simple maths by David Attenborough in How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? shown before Christmas. When he was born in 1926, there were two billion people on Earth. Now, there ...