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, ...

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

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 ...

PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral ...

Space Situational Awareness Industry size is expected to register 5.1% CAGR between 2025 and 2034 propelled by rising ...

A large metallic ring suspected to be debris from space crashed in a village in Kenya ... but there wasn’t any collision.” “If the object fell on a homestead, it would have been catastrophic ...

This is how debris finds itself languishing in space—and what some organizations are doing to mitigate the problem.

Some of that space junk simply burns up in Earth's atmosphere ... but there wasn't any collision." At first, residents were worried that their village was under attack; the landing sounded ...