In 1978, NASA scientist Donald Kessler warned that orbital debris could trigger a runaway cascade of collisions, turning low Earth orbit into an unusable battlefield of shrapnel. Today, with mega ...
For all the lofty language surrounding norms and responsible behavior, the foundational truth is simple: Space sustainability is a data problem, a coordination problem and a persistence problem. You ...
A powerful solar storm could cripple Earth's satellite infrastructure within days, a new paper warns. Increased satellite ...
The incident, described by observers as "likely caused by an internal energetic source" rather than a collision, resulted in a loss of communication. According to Starlink, the result was a venting of ...
A new scientific clock warns Earth’s crowded orbits could trigger satellite collisions within days, as megaconstellations ...
Scientists fear the "Kessler Syndrome," a theoretical chain reaction where collisions create more debris, potentially ...