Event for when an item is inserted/dropped into space/the void

[bunshaman]

Hello, I have a mod concept involving space junk and the core mechanic depends upon detecting when an inserter drops an item into space. Now, I know that events with inserters are pretty much not going to happen for understandable reasons, which is why I am asking for an event when an item enters space specifically.

When an item enters space, there is no sign of it (that I can find) in game. No consumption of the item, no events raised, the item is effectively just deleted.

I have a very janky method working with a new inserter set specifically to insert into space, with a filter to some junk item. Everytick I have to watch this inserter to see if it is at its max extension to trigger an event. This is a bad idea in many ways, but its the only idea I've got so far.

Being able to detect when an item is inserted into space would open up many windows with modding, and I would love to see it. I mean even an event for an item on the ground being deleted would be nice, but I doubt this would apply given how there is no trace of an item being dropped into space.