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Gold 2026 Special Categories / Science / Technology

Drifting Shadows: space debris

  • Photographer
    Fiorella Baldisserri
  • Prize
    Gold in Special Categories / Science / Technology

Space around Earth is becoming increasingly crowded with debris: defunct satellites, rocket fragments, and shards from past collisions. Today, about 37,000 objects larger than 10 cm are tracked, most of them debris, along with millions of smaller but dangerous fragments capable of damaging satellites at speeds of up to 8 km/s. Space debris also interferes with astronomical observations. Since satellites are essential for communications,navigation, monitoring Earth’s orbit has become a global priority. Italy stands out in Europe with programs, technologies,and start-ups dedicate to space safety

Fiorella Baldisserri, classical studies and an interest in art in all its forms, is a photographer from Bologna who loves traveling both by profession and by passion. The professional approach to photography took place in 2016 by attending several courses She then attended to the Photojournalism Masterclass in Rome Currently Fiorella has seen some shots published by newspapers both in print and online. Photovogue, Corriere, Elle, Erodoto108, SDN, ND, MCmagazine, Witness Journal, Eye of Photography. Her projects have been displayed at the Olbia, Rome, Bologna, Lodi Sofia,Barcelona.

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