Scientists in Japan to put Stars-2 satellite into orbit to trial space cleanup | Science | theguardian.com - 0 views
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Adriana Trujillo on 07 Mar 14Japanese scientists are preparing to launch a satellite that will use a 300-meter electromagnetic tether to snag orbiting trash left over from past satellites and space missions. The magnetic field will slow the trash, causing it to gradually fall closer to Earth and eventually burn up in the atmosphere. It's thought there are tens of millions of trash fragments in orbit around the Earth.