ScienceNew European report raises serious alarms about orbital collisions
A new report from Europe is raising serious concern about the risk of collisions in orbit. The article explains that the film Gravity popularized the Kessler syndrome: a chain reaction of collisions could fill orbital space with debris and make it unusable. The basic idea was proposed nearly half a century ago by NASA scientists Donald Kessler and Burton Cour-Palais.
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Ars Technica★★☆☆☆2026-09-23 11:00Original
New European report raises serious alarms about orbital collisions
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