The ESA has released the Zero Debris Technical Booklet to elucidate the challenges to a zero-debris future and propose ...

Space debris, often referred to as space junk ... Eddy Currents: Currents induced in conductors when exposed to changing magnetic fields, which can create forces that affect the motion of objects.

NASA According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are currently orbiting Earth. But what is that debris exactly, and how did it get there? Is the ...

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 ...

Even the International Space Station often has to adjust its orbit to dodge debris. Currently there are more than 25,000 pieces of trackable human-made junk larger than 10 centimeters orbiting Earth.

Space debris, often referred to as space junk, consists of defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from collisions or disintegration of spacecraft. As the number of satellites in ...

Artist's depiction of what a concentrated cloud of space debris might look like. (Credit: NASA) According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are ...