Russia’s Mayak satellite: crowd-funded cosmic pest or welcome nightly visitor?
It promises to be one of the brightest objects in the night sky once the Mayak satellite unfolds a giant pyramid reflector. But what is it going to do?
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Why ‘Asgardia’ is more likely to be a pie in the sky than a nation in space
Asgardia is calling for unrestricted research but history has given us many examples where this has resulted in unacceptable consequences.
Crashing space station shows why China must start to collaborate in orbit
We don't know where Tiangong-1 will land but the risk of someone being hit is about 1 in 3,200.
Amateur astronomers say Chinese space station could crash to Earth – are they right?
We should welcome the fact that amateur astronomers are increasingly keeping tabs on what's going on up above.
Keep your local orbit tidy – two techniques for tackling the problem of space junk
Back of the net! Litter-picking mission will leave space junk caught up in a web.
The future of personal satellite technology is here – are we ready for it?
Just about anyone can get a tiny, cheap satellite into orbit these days. As we consider how to deploy them responsibly, inspiration comes from an amateur community of enthusiasts.
How to clean up space debris – using game theory
We need to find a way to break through the potentially disastrous stalemate wherever everyone waits for someone else to clear up the junk in orbit.
Space junk will crash back to Earth on Friday the 13th – but it’s no bad omen
A crashing piece of space junk could be a a good fortune for researchers, despite falling on Friday the 13th.
Space debris: what can we do with unwanted satellites?
Near-Earth orbits are filled with useful satellites, and also flying junk. If we're not careful they may collide - literally.
Cleaning up space debris with sailing satellites
Since the birth of space flight in 1957, the number of man-made objects orbiting the Earth has grown every year. There are now more than 15,000 such objects larger than 10cm, at least those that we know…
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