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Swiss craft janitor satellites to grab space junk

Janitor Satellite

The tidy Swiss want to clean up space. Swiss scientists said Wednesday they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of space junk, the orbiting debris that can do serious and costly damage to valuable satellites or even manned space ships.

 

Sun delivers glancing solar storm blast at Earth

Sun delivers glancing solar storm blast at Earth

Warming up on its solar cycle, the sun uncorked a a strong solar storm that reached Earth on Monday, federal scientists said, posing a threat to satellites and radio communications, although no interruptions had been reported to date.

 

Remains of satellite may never be found, NASA says

Remains of satellite may never be found, NASA says

A six-ton NASA science satellite crashed to Earth on Saturday, leaving a mystery about where a ton of space debris may have landed.

 

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