Space debris is a growing threat to satellites and missions, with over 14,000 pieces already cluttering low-Earth orbit. To ...

With a modest amount of thrust and power, a new ion engine system could get rid of 1-ton pieces of space junk in less than ...

This technology offers a solution to the continuous accumulation of space debris, such as defunct satellites and spent rocket stages.

"Our distributed architecture solves a key challenge in orbital debris removal by enabling the deorbit and reentry of multiple large debris objects sustainably and economically." The Japanese ...

The UK has launched a £75.6 million bid to build a spaceship to clear space debris, including satellites.

The Cygnus XL spacecraft looks a lot like Northrop's previous missions to the station. It has a service module manufactured ...

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 ...

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads. Airplane passengers crossing the Indian Ocean who peered out their windows on Oct. 19, 2024, ...