Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage ...

Even in space, what goes up sometimes comes back down: spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and other bits of space debris ...

Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well ...

The problem posed by human-made junk in space worsened significantly in 2024, according to a new report by the European Space Agency. The report follows a Chinese launch last August that raised alarms ...

Airlines have long treated thunderstorms, snow and volcanic ash as the main reasons to slow or stop flights. Now a new hazard ...

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 the ...

Low Earth orbit has quietly become one of the most crowded and hazardous environments humanity has ever created, with an ...

Some problems grow quietly, almost politely, until they stop being ignorable. Space junk is one of those. It does not ...

As the number of satellites in Earth orbit increases, so too does the risk from space debris — and some experts warn certain orbits could already be getting dangerously crowded. The mass of debris in ...

An orbital emergency in 2025 linked to space debris highlights gaps in tracking, rising launch activity, and growing risks to human spaceflight and Earth’s orbital environment ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...