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UK rocket firm creates space tug to move satellites and clear debris

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British firm Skyrora Is a step closer to launching a space tug that could tow satellites into different orbits, replace old satellites and even clean up space junk. The upper stage of the Skyrora XL rocket successfully completed a crucial static fire test at the engine development complex in Fife, Scotland just before Christmas. This upper … Read more

British rocket firm develops a space tug to move satellites and clear debris

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British firm Skyrora Is a step closer to launching a space tug that could tow satellites into different orbits, replace old satellites and even clean up space junk. The upper stage of the Skyrora XL rocket successfully completed a crucial static fire test at the engine development complex in Fife Scotland just before Christmas. This upper … Read more

Jim Edmonds complains about debris estranged wife Meghan King left in their St. Louis home

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Jim Edmonds complains about debris estranged wife Meghan King left in their St. Louis home: ‘I didn’t realize that someone would leave a house this dirty and messy’ By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 02:21 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 02:21 GMT, 11 December 2020 Jim Edmonds took to social media on Thursday … Read more

Man who investigated the 1947 Roswell crash found indestructible debris ‘not made by humans hands’

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It was the summer of 1947, the US was in the midst the Cold War, scientists were on the brink of discovering plutonium fission and New York’s Grand Central Station hit a record of 252,288 passengers, but the most memorable event may be the crash in Roswell. The local paper’s front page story reported that … Read more

Stromboli volcano erupts with ‘high intensity’ sending ash and debris hundreds of feet into the sky

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Italy’s Stromboli volcano erupts with ‘high intensity’ explosion sending ash and debris hundreds of feet into the sky One of the world’s most active volcanoes resides on Italy’s Stromboli  The volcano has been active for thousands of years and erupts nearly every hour However, a recent explosion on Monday was deemed ‘high intensity’  The volcano … Read more

House sucked into sinkhole in Russia as rescuers search debris for elderly woman who was inside 

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Entire house vanishes into sinkhole in Russian village: Rescue team searches debris for 78-year-old woman who was inside A house was swallowed when a 25-ft-deep crater suddenly opened up in Vyshkov, a Russian village Two people escaped the building but rescuers are still searching for a 78-year-old woman who was inside Special teams and a … Read more

Twist in search for MH370 as debris wash up on Far North Queensland beach

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BY AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS March 8, 2014: MH370 disappears from the radar 40 minutes into its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board April 8, 2014: An Australian ship hears two signals consistent with MH370’s flight recorders in waters west of Australia. ‘I’m now optimistic that we will … Read more

ISS moves to avoid space debris caused by the breakup of a 2019 Japanese rocket

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International Space Station is forced to carry out an emergency manoeuvre to avoid being hit by a piece of debris from a 2018 Japanese rocket Flight controllers worked for two and a half minutes to adjust the station’s orbit This was to avoid a piece of space junk created by the breakup of a 2018 … Read more

£1million funding to tackle space debris which could destroy the ISS

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Space debris — detritus orbiting Earth from satellites — is a growing problem which threatens the future of human space exploration.  To tackle this issue, the Business Secretary Alok Sharma has announced £1million in funding, via the UK Space Agency (UKSA), for seven space-cleaning programmes.  Astronomers are concerned that high-value craft in low-Earth orbit, such … Read more

Earth has been travelling through a cloud of radioactive debris for 33,000 years

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Earth has been travelling through a cloud of radioactive debris left behind by ancient star explosions for the last 33,000 years, deep-sea sediments reveal Researchers examined deep-sea sediment to look of radioactive isotopes  They found examples of iron-60 that is formed in the explosions of dying stars The isotopes had to have fallen to the … Read more