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May 06, 2013

Recent events highlight risks from orbiting space junk
Washington DC (UPI) May 04, 2013
Empty space. In discussions of things astronomical, the term pops up so often it's gone beyond cliche. "A voyage into empty space." "Across the vastness of empty space." Yet in point of fact, space is never empty, neither between the most distant galaxies nor in the space above our heads here on earth. Outer space is often described as a perfect vacuum - which would certainly meet the definition of empty - but it's not; there are always a few hydrogen atoms floating around. Clos ... read more

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Recent events highlight risks from orbiting space junk

Silicone liquid crystal stiffens with repeated compression

Penn Research Helps to Show How Turbulence Can Occur Without Inertia

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European Vega rocket launch delayed due to weather

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