AI Guardians: Protecting Earth From Space Junk
Defying the Cosmic Junkyard: How AI is Revolutionizing Space Debris Tracking and Avoidance Our fascination with space exploration has given us breathtaking images of distant galaxies and helped us unlock the secrets of our universe. But this celestial journey comes at a cost – the growing problem of space debris. Every launch, every satellite collision, every defunct rocket stage contributes to a swirling cloud of defunct objects, ranging from tiny paint flecks to massive spent rockets. This "space junk" poses a serious threat to operational satellites and future space missions. A single piece of debris, traveling at orbital speeds, can inflict catastrophic damage, creating a cascade effect known as the Kessler Syndrome – a scenario where collisions generate even more...