Our space, once a pristine void, now buzzes with a cacophony of man-made artifacts: dead satellites, discarded rocket stages, and fragments from disintegration, erosion, and collisions. This space junk whirls around Earth at breakneck speeds, posing a collision threat to operational satellites, space stations, and astronauts. Hang Woon Lee’s initiative at West Virginia University is a clarion call to address this cosmic pollution. His project, backed by NASA’s trust and funding, envisions AI-guided space lasers as cosmic brooms, sweeping hazardous debris from vital orbital paths, a significant leap from conventional debris removal concepts like nets, harpoons, or tugs. A Universal … Continue reading Cosmic Cleanup: AI-Powered Lasers Tackle Space Debris Crisis!