space junk
noun[U]
uk/ˈspeɪs ˌdʒʌŋk/us/ˈspeɪs ˌdʒʌŋk/unwantedobjectsormaterialleftinspacebyhumanactivity, such aspiecesofoldordestroyedequipment:
太空垃圾There isgrowingconcernabout thethreatspacejunkposestospacecraft.人们越来越关注太空垃圾对航天器的威胁。
At first Ithoughttheobjectwas afallingpieceofspacejunk.起初我以为这个物体是一片掉落的太空垃圾。
- ThespacestationMirbecamethelargestpieceofspacejunkevertofalltoEarth.
- Thecomputers'tasksincludetrackingsatellitesandspacejunk.
- Theobjective,scientistssay, is togaininsightinto theeffectsoforbitingspacejunkonsatellites.
- Agencies thatflysatellitesmustfollowrulestodisposeof them inwaysthatminimizespacejunk.
The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- aeolian
- alluvium
- anti-gravity
- atmosphere
- auroral
- biosphere
- geo-
- geophysicist
- globe
- lithosphere
- lithospheric
- mesosphere
- mesospheric
- microgravity
- the Big Bang
- the big bang theory
- the firmament
- underground
- universe