Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...
The ESA has released the Zero Debris Technical Booklet to elucidate the challenges to a zero-debris future and propose ...
It was the first known in-orbit collision to occur between two human-made spacecraft, but certainly not the last: In 2023, the ESA found that space debris tends to smash into other debris ...
was not necessarily on a collision course with the station, NASA said the evasive maneuver provided a little more cushion for it to safely whizz by. All of this debris floating around in space ...
The space debris problem won't solve itself ... will help prevent collisions and reduce the occurrence of unnecessary collision avoidance maneuvers," the booklet states. That will require a ...
"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...
Debris striking the space station could have spelled disaster ... of times since it was first occupied in November 2000, and collision risks are growing every year as the number of objects ...
Government officials in Turks and Caicos said Friday that debris from a SpaceX rocket test that went awry fell over the Caribbean islands but that there have been no reported injuries so far and only ...
A large metallic ring from space crash-landed in Kenya on New Year's Day. Officials want to determine its origins and hold the owner accountable.
Two years prior, a similar incident occurred when the ISS had to maneuver to avoid a collision with debris from a Russian satellite. NASA has said there are many reasons the threat space junk ...
Space Situational Awareness Industry size is expected to register 5.1% CAGR between 2025 and 2034 propelled by rising ...