A large mystery object that washed up on a remote West Australian (WA) beach has been declared safe as experts try to confirm if it is part of a space rocket. Multiple state and federal agencies have been called in to help determine what the cylindrical piece of equipment is and where it came from….
Australian Antenna to Keep and Eye on Space Junk
A 7.3m (23.95 foot) antenna in rural Tasmania, dubbed the southernmost of its kind, will boost the tracking of satellites and help keep them safe from space debris. The $2 million (US$1.4 million) communications antenna was on Tuesday unveiled at the University of Tasmania’s Greenhill Observatory, about 70 km north of Hobart. Prof. Simon Ellingsen,…
Operation Space Clean Up: Researchers Develop Novel Garbage Collection Methods
September 22, 2022
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Australian researchers have set their sights on cleaning up the outer space junkyard orbiting Earth to avoid a chain reaction of self-sustaining debris collisions, using lasers and artificial intelligence technology. Space debris expert Don Kessler, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was reported by The Age, as the first to notice that space is…
Russia Rejects Accusations of Endangering ISS Astronauts
MOSCOW—Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk. U.S. officials on Monday accused Russia of destroying an old satellite with a missile in what they called a reckless and irresponsible strike. They said…
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