Tackling Space Debris: The Urgent Need for Lunar Cleanup

A proposed mission concept called ROARS aims to address the growing problem of space debris by deploying a network of eight satellites equipped with complex science instruments to gather data on space weather and Earth's upper atmosphere. By understanding the forces exerted on satellites and the impact of solar activity, scientists hope to improve space situational awareness and predict and prevent collisions. The mission, funded by the European Space Agency, comes as the number of tracked space debris continues to rise, posing a threat to satellites and future space missions.