NASA's DART spacecraft attempted to deflect an asteroid about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. New work tracking the debris has found a few fairly large surprises.

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So close to space According to the BBC, the International Space Station hovers at an altitude of about 416 kilometers, while the nearest inhabited point is over 2700 km from Point Nemo. In the past, ...

The South Pacific Ocean Uninhabited Area (SPOUA), a region near Point Nemo, is called the spacecraft cemetery as it is where those craft are routinely crashed at the end of their usefulness.

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Interestingly, space agencies use Point Nemo as a "spacecraft cemetery". Decommissioned spacecraft are intentionally directed to crash into this area to ensure that any debris generated during re ...

Point Nemo is also called the "Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility," meaning it is one of the hardest places on Earth to reach.

Officially known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, Point Nemo was identified in 1992 by Hrvoje Lukatela, a Canadian-Russian engineer. Since then, over 260 pieces of space debris, including ...

The ocean surrounding Point Nemo is notably devoid of marine life due to its nutrient-poor waters, making it an inhospitable environment for fish and other creatures.

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A "biological desert" The humans closest to the sailors at Point Nemo are actually the inhabitants of the International Space Station, 400 km above the surface of the globe! The place is also popular ...