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FediBoard Science @fediboard_science@flipboard.social · 6d ago
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage hits the Moon — a warning shot for the cislunar debris problem https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacex-junk-hits-the-moon-not-a-good-sign The spent upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has struck the Moon, illustrating the hazard posed by debris in cislunar space. This problem will increase as launches to orbit and to the Moon… #science #spacejunk #moon
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Dave Rahardja @drahardja@sfba.social · Aug 05, 2026
RE: https://sfba.social/@drahardja/117040839715903271 One hour until impact. #spaceX #spaceJunk #fuckElon
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Watch Elon’s space junk crash onto the moon live: https://www.youtube.com/live/9J9-U307w7U I never thought I’d live long enough to see us accidentally launching TRASH to the moon. #shittyFuture #fuckElon
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · Jul 31, 2026
The Guardian: Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/31/spacex-rocket-moon-collision #spacejunk #moon
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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 31, 2026
A discarded #SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the #moon The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon Wednesday, carving out a crater & sending up a plume of dust & rubble. #Space tracking expert Bill Gray predicts an impact of 5,400 mph—7X the speed of sound—near Einstein Crater. While scientists are not too concerned about this particular piece of #SpaceJunk, it highlights the growing threat as more & more items cram into orbit. https://apnews.com/article/spacex-rocket-moon-crash-512c4dd708b4cda1160d30b764f9fdb5
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Econopass @Econopass@flipboard.com · Jul 28, 2026
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · Jul 10, 2026
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Perfect time to find a copy of "Space Junk For Kids" https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116852567383373986 #spacejunk
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*|FNAME|*:kami: @fname@kamloops.social · Jul 05, 2026
SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations #SpaceX #SpaceJunk https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/spacex-vaporizes-260-starlink-satellites-in-six-months-using-earths-atmosphere-new-environmental-concerns-emerge-over-burning-2-700-pound-orbital-data-centers-fcc-seeks-to-exempt-satellites-from-regulations
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datum (n=1) @datum@zeroes.ca · Apr 27, 2026
A great interview with @sundogplanets@mastodon.social here: https://thenarwhal.ca/space-junk-falling-50th-parallel/ - very good reporting! everything that’s in low Earth orbit, which is most of the satellites — including all of the 10,000-plus Starlink satellites — at the end of their life, they get burned up in Earth’s atmosphere, because it’s convenient. And so far, it looks like Starlink is actually doing a pretty good job of burning up. Funny, but painfully so. And, for scale: There was a period of time, about six months, where Starlink burned up 500 satellites. That’s around three per day. In that time period, they exceeded the natural infall rate from meteorites by at least twice as much — so, adding at least twice as much aluminium as what naturally comes into the atmosphere every day for six months And it mentions Fedi's favourite Senator @Paulatics@mstdn.ca and the inquiry she launched https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/simons-paula/interventions/689271/37 Thanks for this great reporting, @thenarwhal@mstdn.ca ! #space #spaceJunk #spaceX #satellites #CDNPoli
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Daniel MacPhee 🔬🧬🧫🇨🇦 @dmacphee@mas.to · Apr 22, 2026
Boosted by Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@jorts.horse
“As space junk accumulates, astronomer Sam Lawler explains why we should be concerned about the rapid proliferation of private satellites in low orbit” #Astronomy #SpaceJunk #NightSky #Canada https://thenarwhal.ca/space-junk-falling-50th-parallel/
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Gabriel N @wtrmt@mastodon.social · Jan 21, 2026
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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social “This Starlink satellite crashed in the easiest place in the world to find space debris. Is that near your house?” #MastoClickBait #Space #spacejunk
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