Today’s Solutions: December 10, 2024

New radar in Costa Rica can tr

New radar in Costa Rica can track tiny space debris

Space debris flying around Earth’s orbit is a major threat to the International Space Station (ISS) and future manned space missions. That’s why LeoLabs, a company that provides commercial radar tracking services for objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), just built the “most advanced commercial Read More...

Economists propose an “orbit

Economists propose an “orbit tax” to solve the problem of space junk

Although it can seem like an endless void from Earth, the truth is that our near-space area is getting quite crowded, with more than half a million objects now orbiting the planet at speeds high enough to destroy satellites and do serious damage to the International Space Station. This space Read More...