Corporations Are Building Orbiting ‘Garbage Trucks’ To Clean Up Outer Space

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Several entities are developing orbiting “garbage trucks” to remove growing amounts of debris from space, experts told Bloomberg Wednesday. Orbiting debris poses a serious risk to orbiting spacecraft, so several governments are building “garbage trucks” to make space safe again. Even the U.S. Department of Defense worries that debris could make…

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Jupiter [VIDEO]

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Jupiter [VIDEO]

By Andrew Follett NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter Monday after its five-year flight in space. NASA officials say they received a signal from 540 million miles across the solar system, confirming the Juno spacecraft successfully started orbiting Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. “This is the one time I don’t mind being stuck…