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Sun helping to 'scrub' space trash from orbit
Scientists say the sun that threatens the safety of multi-million dollar satellite systems has the wonderful side effect of helping mankind with an increasingly pressing problem: the specter of space junk. Ever since mankind launched the first rocket into space, we've left trash floating aimlessly in low-Earth orbit. Today, 55 years after the launch of the Soviet Sputnik 1 (the worlds first artificial

'Toxic' Russian Mars probe finally crashes to Earth

The doomed Russian Mars probe that had remained stuck in the Earth's orbit for two months finally came down in flames Sunday, showering fragments into the south Pacific west of Chile's coast,

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Indian rocket launch delayed by minute to avoid space collision
Sriharikota: A lot can happen in a matter of one minute, officials said Wednesday about the postponement of a rocket launch by 60 seconds to prevent the four satellites it put into orbit colliding

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NASA: Satellite fell in south Pacific, not Canada
The dead NASA satellite fell into what might be the ideal spot — part of the southern Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as you can get, U.S. space officials said Tuesday.

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NASA: Satellite fell in south Pacific, not Canada
That dead NASA satellite fell into what might be the ideal spot — part of the southern Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as you can get, U.S. space officials said Tuesday.

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Old NASA satellite to tumble to Earth on Friday

While North America appears to be off the hook, scientists are scrambling to pinpoint exactly where and when a dead NASA climate satellite will plummet back to Earth on Friday.

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