RUSSIA — The Russian space agency is planning to get rid of space debris by shooting it with a laser cannon, reports RT.<br /><br />Scientists have noted the increasing amount of space debris floating outside of Earth's atmosphere, most of which is "the size of a marble" while around ⅓ of the debris is the "size of a softball."<br /><br />The cannon will be based on the 3-meter optical telescope, which is already being made. It will be designed to monitor space satellites and keep an eye out for potentially dangerous space debris.<br /><br />The optical telescope will eventually be transformed into a powerful laser cannon, if things go according to plan.<br /><br />The laser cannon will be supplied power from a type of solid-base generator, and will supposedly use a process called "laser ablation" to remove debris surrounding Earth's atmosphere.<br /><br />The energy of the laser would heat and pierce and object until it evaporates.<br /><br />Different countries such as China, Australia, and Japan have tried their hand at getting rid of the space debris..without any success so far, RT reports.
