Article 6JZDQ ‘Too Close for Comfort’: Two Satellites Nearly Collide Above Earth

‘Too Close for Comfort’: Two Satellites Nearly Collide Above Earth

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George Dvorsky
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In a tense moment for space safety, two satellites-NASA's TIMED spacecraft and the defunct Russian Cosmos 2221-came alarmingly close to smashing into each other above Earth, prompting concerns about the risks of space debris.

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