A New Zealand-based radar will tell scientists if two pieces of space junk - together weighing 2.8 tonnes - collide or narrowly miss each other over Antarctica tomorrow afternoon. Image / LeoLabs IncA New Zealand-based radar will tell scientists whether two pieces of space junk - together weighing 2.8 tonnes - will collide or narrowly miss each other over Antarctica tomorrow. Whether that collision impact happened would be revealed by LeoLabs' radar at Naseby, in Central Otago. "Shortly after [time of closest approach], we will have a direct pass of CZ-4C R/B over our Kiwi Space Radar in New Zealand," the company tweeted today. If the space junk problem couldn't be tackled, the world could be locked into what's called "Kessler Syndrome" - or where entering space becomes too dangerous.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 14, 2020 23:37 UTC