Prof. Sam LawlerOh hey look I'm complaining about satellite pollution in the New York Times again https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/science/space-junk-seismographs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GlA.KMQQ.E6FkFCBrSevf&smid=url-share
Prof. Sam LawlerOh look I'm also complaining about the potential for satellite collisions in New Scientist again too: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2512470-spacexs-starlink-dodged-300000-satellite-collisions-in-2025/ (article by @astrojonny.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy)
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Space debris can be toxic, flammable or radioactive, so finding it quickly before people come across it could save lives. “This study is incredibly useful,” said Samantha Lawler, an astronomer at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan who was not involved with the new work. “If somebody can go out and find pieces” from the Shenzhou-15 incident or a future re-entry event, she added, “that would be the real test.”
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