Pollution is everywhere, even in space. Human activities related to space exploration are the main cause. Japanese Nasa has addressed the issue by developing a solution that could be remedied.Indeed, it has rid the sky, at least Earth's orbit of the clouds of space debris.
The JAXA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has developed a project to fight against space pollution. It is to create a huge magnetic net that will be able to attract metal debris abound in space. A first test is provided to the current end of February with a satellite developed by the University of Kagawa. Its operation is quite simple: once placed in orbit, the satellite will deploy a net 300m long and 30cm wide. It will create a magnetic field around it to catch small waste orbit the Earth. Once collected, the net and its contents will be released and returned to the atmosphere where it will burn during the fall.
If the test is successful, JAXA pass to another stage in developing a model of bigger net of nearly 800m long, able to catch all kinds of debris. This is provided for in 2019.
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