A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and ...

Japan has a remarkable idea for disposing of space junk and debris without the need to ever come into contact with it, which ...

Two astronauts from the three-person Shenzhou 20 mission installed additional shielding on Tiangong during a six-hour ...

Orbital traffic software firm Kayhan Space released a free online tool Sept. 30 that it says will help researchers and ...

Astroscale is a 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for developing a satellite designed to rendezvous with space junk, with the ...

EOS unveiled its new Atlas Space Control system at IAC 2025 in Sydney to protect satellites in contested space.

Space debris was seen over Saskatchewan burning up on re-entry and one astronomer says it serves as a reminder about the ...

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals. And experts warn that the number of objects returning from space is set to increase, a possible ...

A fiery streak was reported by hundreds of Californians on Thursday as a former Starlink satellite reentered Earth's ...

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) noted in its Annual Space Environment Report ...

The consequences would be staggering. A 30-day loss of Global Positioning System (GPS)-based timing and positioning services ...