NASA Satellite Narrowly Avoids Collision with Russian Space Junk

Last week, a near collision high above Earth sent shockwaves through the space agency community. The NASA satellite, Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED), which has been diligently collecting data since 2001, narrowly avoided a collision with Russia’s Cosmos 2221 satellite. This incident, which occurred on Wednesday, was reported by Space.com. In a heart-stopping … Read more
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