Just before Christmas, a US Air Force weather satellite broke into 50 pieces, adding to the already serious “space junk” problem. The incident is one of four recent “breaking events” that are causing concern among experts about the “Kessler Syndrome” phenomenon. Kessler Syndrome, first described in 1978 by the American astrophysicist, Donald Kessler, concerns a chain reaction of collisions in space. Debris from satellites, rocket debris and other small objects contribute to the estimated 130 million pieces of space junk orbiting Earth. The threat of space collisions According to the European Space Agency (ESA), only 40,500 of these fragments are larger than four inches, while the majority are much smaller. However, most travel at around 18,000 miles per hour, which makes them extremely dangerous. Since 1957, 650 serious collisions in space have been recorded. But as planetary scientist Vishnu Reddy warns, the dramatic increase in launches in recent […]
Source: News Beast
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