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Tag: Satellites

  • Space Junk – a serious threat to our space missions

    Space Junk – a serious threat to our space missions

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    In 2009, a Russian and an American satellite in orbit collided with each other creating lots of debris in the process. In recent years, space junk has increased significantly, endangering future space missions. Space junk or space debris is defined as machinery or debris left by humans in space. These could range from dead satellites…

  • Elephants from Space: How Artificial Intelligence can Protect Nature

    Elephants from Space: How Artificial Intelligence can Protect Nature

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    Human advancement may be threatening nature, but it also offers a way to preserve it. It is no secret that human activity is harming the natural world. Poaching, habitat loss and pollution are only a few examples of the ways in which species and ecosystems are under threat. Yet protecting nature isn’t without hope, and…