Wednesday, March 16, 2011

NASA Considers Shooting Space Junk With Lasers

NASA Considers Shooting Space Junk With Lasers - The growing cloud of space junk surrounding the Earth is a hazard to spaceflight, and will only get worse as large pieces of debris collide and fragment. NASA space scientists have hit on a new way to manage the mess: Use mid-powered lasers to nudge space junk off collision courses.

(Via Wired Top Stories.)

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