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# space debris

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2022
# Space Oddity
'Fireball' spotted crossing the sky over Ireland and UK last night likely to be space debris
Astronomy Ireland’s David Moore told The Journal that they were “flooded with reports” of sightings of the fireball last night.
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Sep 15th 2022, 11:15 AM
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# space debris
Man-made 'space junk' is already making it more difficult to explore the final frontier
So what are organisations like the European Space Agency doing about it?
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Aug 28th 2021, 9:00 PM
# space debris
This Trinity invention aims to protect the Earth from space junk
The risk-assessment tool will help protect the planet from falling debris from disintegrating spacecrafts and satellites that re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
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Oct 15th 2014, 2:42 PM