Astrodynamics

NASA Considers Using Floating Clocks In Space To Tell Time On The Moon

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NASA Considers Using Floating Clocks In Space To Tell Time On The Moon

Illustration: Blue Origin The White House announced earlier this year it would implement a unified time standard for the Moon by 2027, an essential measure as NASA aims to establish a permanent presence on the lunar surface. Two Colorado-based researchers proposed a solution in a recently published scientific paper involving clocks floating in space to … Read more

Giant Lasers Could Solve Our Space Trash Problem

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Giant Lasers Could Solve Our Space Trash Problem

Screenshot: Vox Humans are, let’s say, not good at picking up after ourselves. We leave trash behind essentially everywhere we go, including space. Back in 1978 NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler proposed a scenario in which low Earth orbit space pollution becomes so prevalent that collisions between objects could create a cascading spiral of more … Read more