@devorppa.aus.social.ap.brid.gyRE: https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/science-j3s1j3f9z/-/a-RVkL0z21RDOzO5fXywg5JA%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0
It would not surprise me if, at some point in the future, someone looks back and points to this event and says ‘here, this is when the #KesslerSyndrome started.
@chikyufoundation.comHowever promising this repertoire of shielding types is, though, much will hinge on what they encounter. Projectiles range from chunks of metal and pieces of plastic to rocks and flecks of paint, and the mix varies with the orbit. #spacejunk #kesslersyndrome
@chikyufoundation.comMore #spacejunk: A reconnaissance satellite suffered an unidentified anomaly and broke apart into pieces. Those fragments are trapped in a high altitude above Earth, where they risk a head-on collision with another object.
The rate of these failures in LEO is going to quicken the #kesslersyndrome
@snarkyfaith.bsky.socialTurns out cluttering the heavens with our garbage was both a space policy and a theological vibe. Very on-brand. 🛰️ #KesslerSyndrome #Christianity
@chikyufoundation.comNeil deGrasse Tyson is upset about the Kessler Syndrome
#neildegrassetyson #space #quantumphysics #astrophysics #astronomy #science #universe #kesslersyndrome #debris #satellite #earth #sciencefacts #nasa #spaceexploration #spacefacts #spaceexploration
@powerfromspace1.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy"Putting too many data centers in space will hinder us from achieving interplanetary travel. Why? Because of a cascading collision situation known as the #KesslerSyndrome
WSJ article posted over the weekend […]
@erikhoffner.bsky.socialEveryone's reporting on this looming horror show for #astronomy etc, now @the-independent.com too:
"A runaway chain reaction known as the #Kesslersyndrome could see cascading collisions create a cloud of debris so dense that launching rockets becomes impossible – effectively trapping us on Earth."