- Pieces of orbiting space junk set for very close pass https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54562501 5 comments worldnews
- Two pieces of old space junk may come within 25m of each other, according to a Silicon Valley start-up which uses radars to track objects in orbit. With a combined mass at over 2.5 tonnes and relative velocity of 14.66km/s, any collision would be catastrophic and produce a shower of debris. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54562501 6 comments worldnews
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