Space Junk: A 36-Foot Metal Hunk Zooms Around Earth
A metal rocket stage, about 36 feet long, is zooming around Earth. This type of debris can cause problems if it collides with other objects in space. The Japanese company Astroscale plans to remove this piece of junk from orbit. Astroscale used its ADRAS-J spacecraft to get close to the debris and capture detailed footage. … Read more