Tags: Space debris

Space Debris Can Pose Serious Threats To Humans According To ESA

SPACE 04.18.2017 01:44 AM

Space debris has been an increasingly threatening problem and scientists all over the world are working fast to solve it. Not only do they pose threats to humans outside of Earth, even humans om Earth are certain to be affected.

Why the ISS Needs a Big Laser Cannon

05.20.2015 17:36 PM

Researchers say that the International Space Station could one day get armed with a laser to shoot down orbiting space debris.

How the ISS Plans on Getting Rid of Space Debris—Plans to Vaporize Comets in Space

05.19.2015 13:24 PM

Fans of shoot-em-up sci fi everywhere will be thrilled with the latest proposal for freeing the International Space Station (ISS) from the need to repeatedly alter its trajectory to avoid crashing into space junk. Researchers from the Riken Computational Astrophysics Laboratory of Japan want to use a laser system to zap dangerous space debris on a collision course with the ISS.

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