Debris

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Long March 5B rocket, carrying China's Tianhe space station core module, lifting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan province. - A large segment of the Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, state television reported on May 9, 2021 citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. (AFP File)

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA

The China Manned Space Engineering Office said most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere

09 May 2021 11:05 AM

24x7 helpline proposed for debris collection

The civic body will be given 20 per cent of the recycled items while the contractor can sell the rest.

26 Aug 2019 3:03 AM

Drag sails could be used to pull down spacecraft and satellites at the end of their use. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bringing ‘space trash’ safely back to Earth

Develop a system that in the future would deorbit old spacecraft.

02 May 2019 1:04 PM

India used an indigenously developed ballistic missile interceptor to destroy one of its own satellites at a height of 300 km (186 miles), in a test aimed at boosting its defenses in space.

India debris expected to burn up in atmosphere: Pentagon

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said 400+ pieces of orbital debris from the test had been identified.

06 Apr 2019 10:14 AM

India used an indigenously developed ballistic missile interceptor to destroy one of its own satellites at a height of 300 km, in a test aimed at boosting its defences in space. (Photo: File)

India's ASAT Debris expected to burn up in atmosphere says Pentagon

Shanahan said last week he believed India had avoided a similar scenario by testing at a lower altitude.

05 Apr 2019 8:41 AM

Few satellites operate at the altitude of 300 km, from which experts say the collision debris will fall back to earth, burning up in the atmosphere in a matter of weeks, instead of posing a threat to other satellites. (Representational Photo: AP)

India says space debris from anti-satellite test to "vanish" in 45 days

Critics say such technology raises the prospect of an arms race in outer space.

29 Mar 2019 10:31 AM

Experts say that anti-satellite weapons that shatter their targets pose a space hazard by creating a cloud of fragments that can collide with other objects, potentially setting off a chain reaction of projectiles through Earth orbit.

US studying India anti-satellite weapons test, warns of space debris

India’s foreign ministry played down any risk of debris from its missile test.

28 Mar 2019 9:51 AM

Five more bodies were taken out by Thursday night and sources say that some more people could be trapped under the debris.

Greater Noida building collapse toll rises to 9

According to reports, at least one of the two buildings was unauthorized.

20 Jul 2018 1:55 AM

The building, which hosts a hotel and lodge, collapsed around 9:20 pm, following which police personnel were deployed for rescue operations. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

10 killed in Indore building collapse; Rs 2 L compensation for kin of dead

Rescue operations are underway in the area and police personnel are attempting to pull out those feared trapped under the rubbles.

01 Apr 2018 8:14 AM

Notably, Valerie had allegedly told a local shop keeper her mother was living in a care home for the elderly. (Photo: ANI)

Wales woman found living with decomposing body of mum

Reclusive Gaynor Jones died up to 4 years ago but her body was recently found in 19th century stone cottage full of hoarded possessions.

22 Mar 2018 9:20 AM

Rescuers work on the debris after a five-story building collapsed in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Residential building collapses in Mumbai, 8 dead

Search operations are still on to extricate the people feared trapped under the concrete rubble.

25 Jul 2017 4:23 PM

Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a late briefing that more than a dozen bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta. (Photo: AP)

US: Military plane crash kills at least 16 in Mississippi

The fire produced towering plumes of black smoke visible for miles and continued to burn after dusk, more than four hours after the crash.

11 Jul 2017 2:10 PM

A European Space Agency artist's impression of the debris field in low-Earth orbit (Photo: AFP)

Space debris problem getting worse: scientists

Scientists have sounded the alarm over the problems posed to space missions from orbital junk

19 Apr 2017 8:08 AM

A similar cleanliness drive has rid mangroves of debris in Bandra.

Ten Mumbai city spots to be rid of debris to save mangroves

The objective is not only beautification of mangroves but also removing plastic from these areas.

02 Mar 2017 2:21 AM

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