The cosmic debris produced by the space industry has become a larger threat to humanity than plastic pollution. Researchers noted that neglected objects left in orbit and other decaying space [.]
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is experimenting with a laser beam to deal with space junk. Japan is looking for ways to deal with space debris. Ever since the space age began, space junk that consists of satellites, rocket parts, and wreckage from collisions has been piling up.
same debris from the old search area? reporter: well, let s take a look at the possibilities here. because the numbers don t look very good. if you take a look at the overall picture here, and you think about where the satellite debris was that we were talk about yesterday, that s down here, this very turbulent area if you look at all the currents going here. the new debris is up there. about 700 miles away. a normal drift rate might be about a half mile per hour. that doesn t get you there in six days. a hydra freight might be two, three, four miles per hour, not consistent all the way up there. that doesn t get you there. really you need some sustained 4 to 5-mile-per-hour drift. bottom line is no. in all likelihood, what they re finding up there has nothing to do with what they found down here in terms of it being the same thing. could they be from the same source? yeah, they could. but that s a whole different question, anderson. clearly they don t put much import into the debr
the numbers don t look very good. if you look at the overall picture here, and you think about where the satellite debris was that we were talking about yesterday, that s down here, this very turbulent area if you lock at all the currents going here. the new debris is up there about 700 miles away. a normal drift rate might be a half mile per hour. that doesn t get you there in six days. a high drift rate might be 2, 3, might be 4 miles per hour. unlikely that will be consistent, so that doesn t get you there. so you need some sustained 4 to 5-mile-an-hour drift. in all likelihood what they re finding up there has nothing to do with what they found down here. could they be from the same source? yeah, they could, but that s a whole different question. they don t put much import into the objects they were looking at before, because
the new search area, you ve done some analysis. is it possible it s part of the same debris from the old search area? reporter: well, let s take a look at the possibilities here. because the numbers don t look very good. if you take a look at the overall picture here, and you think about where the satellite debris was that we were talk about yesterday, that s down here, this very turbulent area if you look at all the currents going here. the new debris is up there. about 700 miles away. a normal drift rate might be about a half mile per hour. that doesn t get you there in six days. a hydra freight might be two, three, four miles per hour, not consistent all the way up there. that doesn t get you there. really you need some sustained 4 to 5-mile-per-hour drift. bottom line is no. in all likelihood, what they re finding up there has nothing to do with what they found down here in terms of it being the same thing. could they be from the same source?