That’s a pretty significant shortcoming, especially since most of the space junk collection systems that have been tested so far are designed to take down the junk that is already causing a problem.

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 ...

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 ...

Thresher says falling space junk will only become more of an issue, but it's actually not the biggest risk posed by our growing orbital collection. "We're likely to see more of that sort of thing ...

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

Some in the western suburbs of Chicago Tuesday, including Yorkville and Wadsworth, reported seeing objects streaking across ...

After inspection by local authorities and the Polish space agency, officials determined the object’s identity: a piece of debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had re-entered the atmosphere.

More than 130 million pieces of space debris orbit Earth. If just one piece collides with a spacecraft, it can disrupt critical navigation systems. The European Space Agency is calling for urgent ...

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