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SPACE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT: The incident took place on Tuesday nearly 790 km over Siberia.

SPACE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT: The incident took place on Tuesday nearly 790 km over Siberia.

US, Russian satellites collide in space

A privately owned US communication satellite collided with a defunct Russian satellite in orbit posing a risk to the international space station. It was the first such collision in space, NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries said on Wednesday, adding that the magnitude of the accident was still unknown.

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