Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years, ...

Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk, which pose a constant threat to future space exploration ...

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.

While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced ...

Scientists have called for the designation of a new United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) with the aim to conserve and sustainably use Earth's orbit, and prevent the accumulation of space ...

A space physics expert has sounded the alarm over the dangers of space junk orbiting Earth at speeds of 18,000mph, warning that it could pose a serious threat to life on our planet. Dr Ian ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From ...

The issue of space junk has risen in tandem with increased spatial traffic. Kenya Space Agency (KSA) said the object, a metallic ring roughly 8 feet in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds ...

As satellites reach the ends of their missions, they turn into dangerous debris ... with plastic pollution. This hard-to-solve ecological problem resembles the growing issue of space debris.