Called ALBATOR, the 3.9 million Euro ($4.6 million USD) early-stage concept is examining non-kinetic methods to move space ...

A dead satellite and an old rocket part, each roughly the size of a small car, would have littered orbit with space junk if ...

The rapid expansion of satellite constellations and the increasing accumulation of space debris pose significant threats to ...

On Saturday, a huge chunk of what is almost certainly space junk was found lying in the middle of a desert road in Western ...

The Australian Space Agency said the object "is likely a propellant tank or pressure vessel from a space launch vehicle." ...

A European research project is exploring whether ion beams could push aside dangerous space debris — without even touching it ...

For example, in 2018, a piece of debris from a defunct Russian satellite nearly collided with the International Space Station, highlighting the real dangers posed by this cosmic clutter. The ...

Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting Earth at high speeds. The amount of space junk is only increasing, raising the risk of collision with ...

When a satellite’s time ends, agencies may decide to send it further away to an altitude of 36,000 km above the Earth’s surface to the geostationary orbit, also known as the larger graveyard orbit, or ...

Thousands of dead satellites and rocket fragments now orbit Earth at high speeds threatening the very technology we rely on ...

The low Earth orbit in which the International Space Station (ISS) resides is very a dangerous place. At only 211.3 mi (340 km) above sea-level, the space station must constantly strive to avoid ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's Tiangong space station just got some more protection against debris strikes. Two ...