“A network of SLR stations points a laser at a satellite with retro ... The implications of this breakthrough extend beyond space debris tracking. The improved accuracy in orbit prediction ...

As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

Junk is everywhere – and most of it seems to be humanity’s fault. The air is dirty, the water is full of plastic, and the oceans have islands made out of actual garbage. That said, we’re not ...

Musk launched his personal Tesla Roadster into space on February 6, 2018, as a test payload for the Falcon Heavy rocket.

Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser ... track and manage objects in low Earth orbit because of the rapid increase in satellites and space ...

A laser beam in outer space that sends orbiting debris to a fiery end in the Earth's atmosphere may soon be a reality. SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. said it is developing a satellite that can shoot ...

Developed by the University of Surrey, RemoveDEBRIS is a demonstration mission that aims to test a number of techniques for tackling the increasingly serious problem of “space junk”.

but he said this is the first time he’s aware of its use for tracking space debris. Fernando first tested the idea to track the controlled reentry of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from ... necessary to track and manage objects ...