noted in its Annual Space Environment Report that more than 6,600 tons of space junk are currently floating about in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), between 100 - 1,200 miles (160 - 2,000 km) above our ...

According to the European Space Agency, there are roughly 40,500 pieces of debris floating around in space that are at least four inches wide and 130 million shards that are at least one ...

These explosions add to the 170 million pieces of 1-millimeter debris currently floating in space. This means that while the ...

All of this debris floating around in space could lead to a theoretical scenario known as the Kessler Syndrome. Here's what to know about space junk, why it's a problem and what's being done about it.

There are now more than 120 million pieces of debris floating in space right now, and while many will certainly never make land, the risks they pose will only continue to grow as that number rises.

There are probably about 50,000 pieces of space junk the size of a softball or larger floating near Earth, Boley said. When considering objects between a centimeter or half a millimeter ...

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 ...

Astroscale's ADRAS-J orbital inspection mission has taken all-around close ups of its target piece of space debris. The stunning footage of the 36-foot-long (11 meters) rocket stage was taken from ...