A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from ...

With another $88 million to play with, Astroscale is now preparing for the final approach and eventual docking with a floating chunk of space junk. This mission will launch in 2027 and will bring ...

As Earth's orbit becomes populated with more crafts and devices, researchers are looking for ways to detect and track ...

Japanese ADRAS-J satellite captures historic close-up of space debris, advancing efforts to tackle orbital junk ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Last week’s Arizona Space Summit brought local and national leaders together to map out how to make the state a force in the ...

Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say. Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth ...

Floridians across the coast witnessed flaming space debris falling from the sky. So, what would happen if a piece of a rocket, or a satellite, or even an asteroid hit your home or car? It is rare ...

Less drag, therefore, means longer lives for “space junk,” which the researchers ... based on the number of objects floating in that area. Through this approach, the researchers could identify ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Space junk is a very real problem. It might sound silly to think that the space around ...

Japan's Astroscale , a company specialised in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies ...