What happens when space junk falls to earth?

What happens when space junk falls to earth?

Way up over our heads satellites and rocket parts orbit the Earth. Sometimes pieces of metal fall towards us. Most burn up in the atmosphere, but not all. Flames come out of a satellite falling towards Earth. (Illustration by News Decoder) Back in 1978, a Soviet...

Remembering NASA’s Christmas present to the world

Remembering NASA’s Christmas present to the world

On Christmas Eve 55 years ago an astronaut snapped a photo that caught the world’s attention. The global selfie made us rethink our place in the universe. On 24 December 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first humans...

Can we prevent war in the stars?

Can we prevent war in the stars?

For 50 years the folks who travel into space have cooperated above the borders that divide those on land. But as we find space not so empty will lines be drawn? Astronaut Donald K. Slayton and cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov are seen together in the Soyuz Orbital Module...

I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens …

I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens …

Media outlets in the U.S., usually dismissive of unidentified aerial phenomenon, have suddenly changed their tone. I’m not saying it’s aliens, but … Michael Savage, 15-year-old son of a prominent San Bernardino physician and surgeon, was practicing...

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