A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red ...

There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

A NASA official has warned that if there is an unplanned deorbit of the ISS, the risk to the public from debris will increase by orders of magnitude.

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Several months later, the U.S. sent Explorer I into space. With two small objects ...

Almost everyone has a junk drawer somewhere in their home, and you may be tempted to start organizing it. But is this step ...

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a warning about all of the space junk surrounding Earth and how it could cause ...

The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from ...

Life on the International Space Station isn't always easy. There's not a lot of room, no showers, and no laundry. Photos show ...

The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse. According to the European Space Agency's (ESA) annual Space Environment Report, the amount of space debris is rising quickly. We're sending ...

The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse. According to the European Space Agency's (ESA) annual Space Environment Report, the amount of space debris is rising quickly. We're sending ...

has achieved a milestone by demonstrating sustainable space operations. On April 4, as part of India’s vision to ensure Debris-Free Space Missions (DFSM) by 2030, it brought back the rocket used ...