Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Space smash: simulating when satellites collide

24-04-2018 10:49 AM CEST


Satellites orbiting Earth are moving at many kilometres per second – so what happens when their paths cross? Satellite collisions are rare, and their consequences poorly understood, so a new project seeks to simulate them, for better forecasting of future space debris.

 

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