For decades, the search for habitable worlds in space has focused almost exclusively on rocky planets in the so-called “habitable zone” (Goldilocks zone) around their stars, that narrow range of distances in which water can …
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The risk of collision of satellites in the Earth’s orbit has decreased to only 2.8 days
A new study reveals that, in a scenario in which satellites in Earth’s orbit suddenly lose the ability to maneuver: for example due to extreme solar storms or global communication disruptions, the first major collision …
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