• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Did That… Just Really Happen?

Did That... Just Really Happen?

Did that just really happen

  • World
  • U.S.
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Health

Scientists predict Earth will develop Saturn-like rings made of garbage

December 15, 2021 by Taylor R. Leave a Comment

HERE’S THE SCOOP:

  • Scientists say “Earth is on course to have its own rings. They’ll just be made of junk.”
  • NASA says the Department of Defense is tracking more than 27,000 pieces of space junk.
  • With a growing commercial space industry, the colume of space junk will likely grow significantly.

As more and more debris accumulates in space and surrounds Earth’s orbit, one researcher believes our planet will eventually develop rings made completely of space junk.

“Earth is on course to have its own rings. They’ll just be made of junk,” said Jake Abbott, a robotics professor at the University of Utah.

Abbott was part of a team of researchers that recently published a report detailing how nonmagnetic space junk can conduct electricity. The team believes to have found a way by using controlled force and torque to slow spinning objects, move them around and eventually collect them. Abbott believes the findings could relate to collecting space junk orbiting Earth’s atmosphere.

Space junk is a growing problem. NASA reports the Department of Defense is tracking more than 27,000 pieces of debris.

NASA said there’s likely more debris in space that’s too small to track but still large enough to present a threat. Space debris travels at extremely high speeds, so even a tiny piece can impact a spacecraft and create big problems.

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

Filed Under: Science

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

More Interesting Stories

Japanese are going crazy over a backpack that looks like a real cat

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Miho Katsumi created a backpack that looked like a real cat, and it is making waves on Twitter in Japan. These are handcrafted bags made using faux fur and 1 bag takes about 1 to 3 months to make. One bag is priced at 140,000 Japanese yen ($1,074). Miho Katsumi created hand-sewn […]

Fountain of Youth: Fecal transplants could be the next big anti-aging hack

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Fecal transplantation is demonstrated to reverse age-associated inflammation that causes a decline in tissue function, a new study finds. The researchers said that this improves understanding of the importance of microbiota composition and how it could be involved in disease development The paper was published in Microbiome. As a person grows older, […]

NASA to send nude pictures of people to space to ‘attract aliens’ [Video]

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: In the hope of luring aliens to Earth, NASA is planning to send naked pictures of humans into space. The naked man and woman in the photos are waving to make them look more inviting. The image was revealed as part of a project called the “Beacon in the Galaxy” (BITG) which aims […]

Wild fox kills 25 flamingos at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A wild fox broke into an outdoor flamingo habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Monday. The fox killed 25 American flamingos and one Northern pintail duck. According to the zoo, it is the first time a wild predator has broken into the mesh exhibit since it was built […]

Copyright © 2022 Who Knew News.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Do Not Sell My Info