We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The ...

There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

That pace shows no sign of slowing down. 2025 is expected to see a record-breaking number of launches, as a new international ...

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals. And experts warn that the number of objects returning from space is set to increase, a possible ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a warning about all of the space junk surrounding Earth and how it could cause ...

Left unchecked, the space around our planet could get so cluttered with debris that we might not be able to use some orbits anymore, according to the latest European Space Agency (ESA) report on ...

Russia holds the record for the number of objects currently contributing to space junk, with approximately 6,500 objects ...