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Collisions in space: Satellites, space debris, and the quest to clean up Earth's orbit

We tend to think of space as vast and mostly empty, yet the region just above Earth is far from it. In this episode, we explore the surprising congestion of low Earth orbit, where tens of thousands of satellites and millions of pieces of debris are hurtling around at incredible s ...  Show more

[BONUS] A nitrogen asphyxiation disaster and why ears are incredible: Tiny Show and Tell Us #49

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we unpack a tragic NASA accident in 1981 when technicians, preparing for the maiden voyage of Space Shuttle Columbia, were accidentally poisoned by nitrogen gas. Then guest Mischa Stanton takes us deep inside the human ear. We talk about ...  Show more

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