What the Blog? is an Essentials video series discussing what’s next for Emerging Tech, the latest 5G developments, space tech news, and cars of the future. Editors Isabella Moulton and Martin Jacobsz bring you a snappy summary of articles directly from our expertly curated Emerging Tech Essentials Newsletters. Check out our blog here.

Our first pick discusses how an 18-tonne hunk of metal from a Chinese rocket recently fell back into the Earth’s atmosphere, and crashed near the Maldives. It highlights a very real, and very terrifying problem: what happens when space junk (there are thousands btw), doesn’t fall into the ocean but in a city center? And what if two pieces collide and create thousands of new pieces of debris? Read it here.

Our second article examines how NASA has just awarded a contract for the first gas station in space to Eta space. I guess that answers the question, who owns space? Space refuelling stations will allow for more sustainable and longer space exploration journeys to take place. Read it here.