article_snippet.sent: A laser could be mounted on the International Space Station and used to shoot down pieces of space debris in Earth orbit, says a new paper.
article_snippet.sent: a laser system to attach to the ISS would use a telescope already mounted on the International Space Station to find and target pieces of debris up to 62 miles (100km) away.
article_snippet.sent: Tokyo researchers have proposed a laser system to attach to the ISS.
article_snippet.sent: a laser system to attach to the ISS would have a range of 62 miles (100km) and could target things less than 0.4 inches (1cm) in size .
article_snippet.sent: a laser system to attach to the ISS would use the Extreme Universe Space Observatory’s (EUSO) super-wide-field telescope on Japan’s Kibo Experiment Module on the ISS.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tokyo researchers have proposed a laser system to attach to the ISS .
  