Space debris

Possible shooting star seen in Scotland and NI night skies
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Newsround
Posted
15 September 2022
BBC Inside Science. Dealing with drought. Audio, 31 minutes
Dealing with drought, satellite clutter and mucus evolution.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Discovery. Satellites versus the stars. Audio, 28 minutes
What are the benefits and unintended consequences of thousands more satellites in space?
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BBC World Service
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SpaceX capsule crashes to Earth in Australian field
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Australia
Posted
3 August 2022
How do we solve the problem of space debris? Video, 00:04:31
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Technology
Posted
2 August 2022
Debris from Chinese rocket falls back to Earth
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Science & Environment
Posted
31 July 2022
Chinese rocket debris falls back to Earth. Video, 00:00:36
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Science & Environment
Posted
31 July 2022
Grace's Amazing Machines. Series 4, Space Machines. Video, 14 minutes
CBeebies’ motorcycle rider, Grace, shows off three amazing space machines.
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CBeebies
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US bans anti-satellite missile tests
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Technology
Posted
19 April 2022
Abandoned rocket 'hits the Moon' - scientists
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Science & Environment
Posted
4 March 2022
Rocket part set to hit Moon 'not from SpaceX'
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Science & Environment
Posted
14 February 2022
Musk's SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon
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Science & Environment
Posted
26 January 2022
The Inquiry. Are we heading for space wars? Audio, 23 minutes
Would conflict on the ground between majors powers now inevitably spill over into space?
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BBC World Service
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The Inquiry. Can we solve our space junk problem? Audio, 23 minutes
Millions of pieces of dangerous man-made debris are orbiting Earth. Can we clean up space?
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BBC World Service
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Business Daily. Moon missions and space junk. Audio, 18 minutes
The business of space is hotter than ever, but at what cost?
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BBC World Service
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Nasa: Mission to smash into Dimorphos space rock launches. Newsday. Audio, 00:04:27
The Dart mission wants to test how to stop a huge space rock from colliding with Earth
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BBC World Service
Posted
24 November 2021
Russian anti-satellite test adds to 'space junk' Science In Action. Audio, 00:03:21
Russia has recently carried out a missile test and destroyed one of its own satellites
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BBC
Posted
19 November 2021
BBC Inside Science. Yet More Space Junk; COP-up or COP-out; The End of Bias. Audio, 37 minutes
How much junk can we leave in orbit before space becomes impenetrable?
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BBC Radio 4
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Russian test worsens space debris problem
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Science & Environment
Posted
16 November 2021
Russia says satellite missile test poses no threat
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Science & Environment
Posted
16 November 2021
Russian anti-satellite missile test sparks outrage
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Science & Environment
Posted
16 November 2021
How green is Scotland's space industry?
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Highlands & Islands
Posted
9 September 2021
Quest to retrieve 50-year-old UK space debris
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Science & Environment
Posted
8 July 2021