Shenzhou 17 astronauts perform a spacewalk to fix solar arrays on the Tiangong space station on March 1, 2024. (Image credit: CMSA) By Elizabeth Howell, published by Space.com, 24 April 2024 Astronauts repaired the damage during two spacewalks this winter. China will beef up its space debris procedures for astronauts after
By Sharmila Kuthunur, Published by Space.com, 22 April 2024 "We want to make sure that for all the spacecraft we are likely to launch in the future, we will be taking action to make sure that we de-orbit and bring it to a safe location." In late March, the Indian
Battery disposal pallet ejected from ISS in 2021.Photo: NASA Edited by Nikhil Pandey, Published by NDTV, 16 April 2024 The mystery was solved on Monday by NASA, which confirmed the object was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station (ISS). A strange event unfolded in Naples, Florida,
The cargo pallet after being tossed by the by the Canadarm2 robotic arm in 2021.Photo: NASA By Ben Turner, Published by Live Science, 2 April 2024 The mysterious cylinder crashed through the home of Alejandro Otero on March 8 A mysterious object that came crashing through a house in Florida
By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 11 March 2024 After three years of uncontrolled descent, the 2.9-ton cargo pallet has finally fallen to Earth. On Friday, March 8, a pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station (ISS) reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the Gulf of Mexico following an unpredictable
In 2021, astronauts on the space station jettisoned this equipment pallet. The space junk has been orbiting Earth for the last few years. It most likely made its reentry on March 8, 2024, over the Pacific. Some fragments should have survived to hit the ocean. Image via NASA/ Jonathan McDowell on
An artist's impression of the TIMED spacecraft scanning Earth in orbit. (Image credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribbenu003c/strongu003e) By Ben Turner, Published by Live Science, 28 February 2024 NASA's TIMED satellite narrowly avoided hitting a defunct Russian satellite in the early hours of the morning. An active NASA spacecraft has survived a
Illustration of ERS-2 in space. The precise timing and location of its re-entry were difficult to predict. Photograph: ESA/PA By Hannah Devlin, Published by The Guardian, 21 February 2024 ERS-2 breaks up into pieces and plummets into the ocean after reentering Earth’s atmosphere An uncontrolled satellite re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere
