Martin McCoustraSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Martin McCoustra Space junk: Astronomers worry as private companies push ahead with satellite launches By Martin McCoustra published 29 June 20 Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, the lower orbit around the Earth has become an increasingly congested environment. Satellites Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby2See a dead Chinese satellite burn up as a brilliant fireball in the night sky (video)3How to follow Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD's 2024 tracker 4Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds510 most powerful solar flares of 2024
Space junk: Astronomers worry as private companies push ahead with satellite launches By Martin McCoustra published 29 June 20 Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, the lower orbit around the Earth has become an increasingly congested environment.
