Read more space debris stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21864/space-debris.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54804/mystery-east-coast-fireball-was-a-russian-rocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fireball that lit up parts of the East Coast Sunday night was almost certainly the exploding remains of a Russian rocket, a US Naval Observatory official tells Space.com. The second stage of the Soyuz rocket was slated to enter the atmosphere at the time and place the fireball...http://www.newser.com/story/54804/mystery-east-coast-fireball-was-a-russian-rocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 2:47:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53502/nasa-debris-will-miss-space-station.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA gave the all-clear to the international space station tonight, telling its astronauts they would not need to steer away from an orbiting piece of satellite junk. Experts had been keeping close tabs on the debris all day, at one point believing it might pass within a half-mile of the...http://www.newser.com/story/53502/nasa-debris-will-miss-space-station.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 20:25:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53498/erratic-debris-a-concern-for-space-station-discovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA kept close tabs today on an old piece of space junk that threatened to come too close to the international space station as the shuttle Discovery raced toward the outpost for a 220-mile-high linkup. Experts initially warned that the debris from a Soviet satellite that broke up in 1981...http://www.newser.com/story/53498/erratic-debris-a-concern-for-space-station-discovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 14:56:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53158/hail-of-debris-forces-space-station-evacuation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFearing a strike by orbiting space junk, the three astronauts on the International Space Station evacuated to an attached capsule this morning, the Houston Chronicle reports. Though the chance of impact was slight, the debris—a 4-inch piece of an old rocket—could have caused major damage to the station....http://www.newser.com/story/53158/hail-of-debris-forces-space-station-evacuation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 12:20:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50834/junk-weve-lost-in-outer-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the wake of two satellites colliding this week—and debris apparently falling on several states— Wired runs down a list of objects we've lost in outer space: A spatula: Used to apply heat-shield repair goo, the implement's loss was a blow to one astronaut. "That was my favorite spatch,...http://www.newser.com/story/50834/junk-weve-lost-in-outer-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 19:30:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41457/space-junk-to-hit-earth-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA is tracking a fridge-sized chunk of space trash expected to plunge to Earth tomorrow night, Space.com reports. The ammonia tank was thrown overboard from the International Space Station over a year ago and has been slowly descending since. NASA says it's highly unlikely that anybody will impacted by...http://www.newser.com/story/41457/space-junk-to-hit-earth-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 3:07:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27779/asteroids-could-reseed-a-devastated-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf a comet ever obliterates life on Earth, don't worry—space rocks could later fall in and reseed a few basic life forms. A new study shows that organisms can survive being hit by a meteor, ejected into space, and hurtled back to Earth on the face of a rock—...http://www.newser.com/story/27779/asteroids-could-reseed-a-devastated-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 May 2008 15:13:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20227/nasa-to-smash-moon-in-hunt-for-lunar-ice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo, they're not angry at the moon—but NASA is preparing two spacecraft for head-on collisions with the lunar South Pole. The idea is that the double impact might uncover ice suspected to be hiding in the moon's poles, Space.com reports. Scientists detected large amounts of hydrogen there on...http://www.newser.com/story/20227/nasa-to-smash-moon-in-hunt-for-lunar-ice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 20:08:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19508/navy-prepares-to-fire-on-satellite-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Navy has warned planes and ships away from a large area of the Pacific ahead of an attempt to shoot down a rogue spy satellite carrying toxic fuel tonight, CNN reports. The space shuttle Atlantis is due back on Earth today and military officials are waiting for its...http://www.newser.com/story/19508/navy-prepares-to-fire-on-satellite-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Feb 2008 4:00:00 CST