September 2023
Space sustainability and the global commons
... realise that we do not have a binding framework for orbital debris mitigation. Although we have some useful guidelines adopted by the UN ...orbit constellations – with their increased potential for debris, increased threat to human spaceflight and the ...
01 March 2017
Researchers find first evidence for rocky planet formation around double stars
..., researchers have for the first time found evidence of planetary debris surrounding a double star system. In a study led by ...SDSS 1557 but this is the first time we've seen asteroid debris and pollution. The brown dwarf was effectively hidden by the...
February 2016
Data Systems to Support Early Warning of Spaceborne Emergency Situations
...necessary to help prevent and manage asteroid, comet and space debris-related emergencies. The goal of DCS monitoring and data ...close encounter incidents of dangerous asteroids and large space debris, and evaluates the level of risk of collision while...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
...binding instruments. Not only is the issue of space debris a major environmental concern, but it also clearly impacts ...collision resulted in approximately 700 additional pieces of hazardous debris, each with the potential to cause further decades-long...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
... engaged in defending against asteroids, comets, solar flares, coronal ejections, changes to Earth’s magnetosphere, and orbital space debris. The world is moving towards a new reality where humanity will depend increasingly on a new space economy and...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
...weren’t happy, saying it would confuse astronomical observations… Some lambasted Rocket Lab for contributing to the orbital debris problem. Instead of inspiration, they saw pollution.” Then, in early 2019, the Russian company Orbital Display proposed...
