NASA Wants a Giant Inflatable Bag to Collect and Throw Out Space Junk
A capture bag that will be used to collect space junk in orbit.Screenshot: TransAstra Picking up the trash in space could be as easy as stuffing pieces of defunct spacecraft…
A Space Junk Removal Mission Got Struck By Space Junk
An illustration of the ClearSpace-1 mission, which is set to launch in 2026.Illustration: ESA In a sad case of debris-on-debris crime, a defunct payload adapter that was chosen as the…
Death Toll of Maui Wildfires Rises to 106 People
After days of devastating fires that have displaced thousands of people, and have burned down important historical sites throughout Maui, the official death count has risen to 106 according to…
Europe Is Hiring Fewer Firefighters but Facing More Wildfires Than Ever
An aircraft drops water as firefighters operate during a wildfire in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on July 25, 2023.Photo: Petros Giannakouris (AP) Europe…
Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Smashes Annual Pollution Record in Just Seven Months
Widespread wildfires across Canada have broken a carbon pollution record this year, a European climate monitoring agency said this week. Coastal Animals Are Thriving on Plastic Pollution Out in the…
Steve Wozniak’s Space Company Wants to Be a ‘Ride Share’ for Satellites
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s space start-up Privateer aims to bring satellite access to the masses through a global online marketplace. Satellite-based data is primarily available to governments, but the company…
Heat Waves and Cold Snaps Linked to More Fatal Heart Attacks, Study Finds
The global rise in extreme weather is likely to bring along more fatal heart attacks, new research this week suggests. The study found that exposure to heat waves and cold…
Defunct Wind Satellite Set for Unprecedented ‘Assisted’ Reentry
A mighty wind satellite has been losing altitude at a steady pace of nearly one mile per day, falling towards the surface of Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) will…
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Has Wrecked NYC’s Air Quality…Again
The Northeast has been hit by another round of wildfire smoke from our neighbor to the North. Coastal Animals Are Thriving on Plastic Pollution Out in the Pacific Ocean |…
Chicago Has Some of the Worst Air Quality in the World, Blame Canada
A gust of wind from the great white north has pushed Canadian wildfire smoke down into the Midwest. Cities around the Great Lakes region are now shrouded in smoke. Skylines…