Robot grippers could be used to remove space debris
Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.
Elon Musk calls for accelerated deorbiting of International Space Station, NASA plans for transition
NASA has selected SpaceX to develop the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, which will be responsible for guiding the ISS to its end of ...
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Polish man amazed by object crashing from space
A piece of debris from one of Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 SpaceX rockets crashed into a Polish man’s yard after an uncontrolled ...
Falling space debris could increasingly affect airline traffic, research finds
A new study from researchers at UBC found that the chance of debris entering air space around major cities is as high as 26 ...
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NASA’s robot grippers could help clean up space junk
NASA is testing new robot grippers that could one day remove space debris and help repair satellites in Earth’s orbit. On ...
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What is space junk and why does it pose an increasing risk for Earth? An expert explains
How do we deal with space junk? It's a question that various government entities, like NASA and the European Space Agency, along with companies like Starlink are starting to answer in creative ...
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Expert explains why it might be 'too late' to use current technology to 'stop' 'city-destroying' asteroid which could hit earth in 7 years
An expert warns we can't use NASA's DART spacecraft 'whenever we want' so it's just as well asteroid 2024 YR4 is very ...