Almost half of everything orbiting Earth is space junk

Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may be even ...
Scientific American

Almost half of the objects in Earth's orbit is junk—and that's only the stuff we know about

Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it's only going to get worse as the number of launches increases ...
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Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft. How the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...
New York Post

China gives update on stranded astronauts after space debris delays return to Earth

BEIJING (AP) — The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is “in good condition, working and living normally,” China’s Manned Space Engineering office said on Tuesday. The three astronauts on the ...
WFAE

China's astronauts land safely after space debris collision

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UPI

Possible space debris hit delays return of China's astronauts

Nov. 5 (UPI) --The return of three Chinese astronauts in orbit has been put on hold after space debris caused damage as they geared up to head back to Earth. China's Manned Spaceflight Agency said ...
News4Jax

China's stranded astronauts 'in good condition' after space debris delays planned return

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Wired

Taking These 50 Objects Out of Orbit Would Cut Danger From Space Junk in Half

A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated by relics more than a quarter-century old, primarily dead rockets left to hurtle through space at the end ...
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China's Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft undocks from Tiangong space station, headed for re-entry

Tianzhou-9 cargo capsule set to burn up in the atmosphere after departure from Chinese space station.
WLRN

China's astronauts land safely after space debris collision

Now from airplanes to outer space. We have news of three Chinese astronauts who are finally back on Earth. They'd had to extend their stay on China's space station by more than a week due to space ...