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 ...

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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

A hunk of “space junk” from a blazing meteor that streaked across the Southeast’s daytime sky this week — triggering panic below — may have smashed into a Georgia home, officials said. The orbital ...

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 ...