• @Maalus
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, they do. 8700 objects tracked that are 10cm or larger at the time of writing the paper. Shitloads of other debris that wasn’t regularly tracked, but could be, at 1cm or similar sizes. Source

    Edit: I also never said “outside Earths orbit”, I said “in space”

      • y0kai
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        12 months ago

        I mean we track the moon, and it can be measured in cm, right? /s

      • @Maalus
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        12 months ago

        I said “centimeter sized”, mr Pedant, which is 1cm. Which is possible to track, just not done. The point is if they can track that, they can track a mosquito in the same room. But by all means, keep arguing semantics.

        • @CarbonatedPastaSauce
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          02 months ago

          Astronomers track centimeter-sized objects up in space

          No they don’t

          Which is possible to track, just not done.

          I rest my case. Precision is important in astronomy.

          • @Maalus
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            Bruh, you want to be precise, read the fucking source. 1cm objects are tracked. Just not “routinely”. Stop being an annoying redditor. We are talking about capabilities and we are capable of doing that.

            So take your rested case and stick it.