Scientists calculate the risk of someone being killed by space junk - Philippine Canadian Inquirer
7/30/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Monica Grady, The Open University, 'The Conversation, Monica Grady, The Open University and 'The Conversation
by Monica Grady, The Open University, 'The Conversation, Monica Grady, The Open University and 'The Conversation
The chance of someone being killed by space junk falling from the sky may seem ridiculously tiny. After all, nobody has yet died from such an accident, though there have been instances of injury and damage to property. But given that we are launching an incre…
And fortunately very rarely kilometre-sized objects can make it to the surface, causing death and destruction as shown by the lack of dinosaurs roaming the Earth today. (File photo: NASA/Unsplash) T… [+5907 chars]
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