Space.com
• Andrew Jones
Hidden orbital threats surface: new debris scans reveal dozens of previously undetected fragments near critical satellite orbits
New observation techniques are uncovering small, previously unseen space-debris fragments—dozens of them—raising concerns about a “potential minefield” near valuable satellite regions, including objects as small as ~5 cm. Separate work outlines ways to detect hidden nuclear-weapon material in orbit, and reporting also highlights China’s Tianwen-2 probe imaging an Earth ‘quasi-moon’.
