How much space junk is currently orbiting the earth? Credit: Space.com | animation: ESA | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta ...

What is space debris, and can we reduce or eliminate it? H.B., Troy, NY. Space debris, also known as space junk, consists of ...

EXPERTS fear an abandoned Russian military satellite has broken up over Earth contributing to dangerous “space junk”. There are millions of pieces of debris orbiting the planet dumped ...

When Sir Keir Starmer left for Beijing earlier this week, he probably didn’t imagine that a Chinese rocket would be ...

Space junk is perhaps a silly-sounding name, and while it's not new, the rise of private aerospace firms has exacerbated this very real and serious problem. Also called "space debris," human-made ...

Space debris has been a major safety concern for operations for years now, but SpaceX and Starlink think they've found a way ...

A recent event involving a Russian satellite, the Luch/Olymp, which appears to have disintegrated in orbit, has raised alarming questions about the rising threats posed by space debris. The satellite, ...

Discover how space debris tracking technology, automated satellite collision avoidance systems, and active debris removal missions prevent Kessler syndrome and protect orbiting spacecraft.

How can scientists track space junk after it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and impacts the ground? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as a team of scientists from the ...

As space activity expands, the accumulation of man-made objects in orbit has become a critical challenge. Space debris ...

SpaceX’s Starlink has developed a unique Space Situational Awareness (SSA) system dubbed Stargaze. Elon Musk, in his tweet, ...