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When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem.
We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.
Odin Space and Arkisys are teaming up to provide customers with pioneering insurance for spacecraft specifically to cover space debris collision events.
One of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites suffered an anomaly in orbit on Wednesday (Dec. 17) that led to its partial breakup, according to the company.
Satellites would likely begin colliding with each other or space junk in less than three days if they were to lose the ability to maneuver, for example due to an intense solar storm.
Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station and assessed the damage to the attached Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during a spacewalk on Tuesday (Dec. 9).
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon.
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.
A NASA official said that China contacted the U.S. space agency recently to coordinate a satellite maneuver, marking the first time the Chinese side had reached out to its American counterpart.
