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Moriba Jah Explains the Rocket Crashing Into the Moon with Neil deGrasse Tyson
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13:12Now PlayingWhat’s going on with the rocket headed towards the moon? Is it the Chinese Long March 3 Rocket? Is it SpaceX debris? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss space junk and lunar impacts with Space Environmentalist and Privateer Chief Scientist, Moriba Jah ().
How do you figure out who space garbage is whose? We break down spectral analysis of these objects and how much space trash is up there. What is the geostationary belt? How do objects even get off course enough to head towards the moon? We break down how much energy it takes to get to the moon and how much of our stuff actually hits it. All that, plus, what is the future of junk on the moon?
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