The BriefSpace junk is creating dangerous hazards in low-earth orbit.Debris is rapidly growing in space, but removal ...

Nearly half the manmade objects orbiting Earth are chunks of “uncontrollable” space junk — with just three countries fueling ...

Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may be even ...

For the first time, the Federal Communications Commission issued a space debris fine against a company. Dish Network received a $150,000 fine on Tuesday as the FCC claims that a now-defunct satellite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left unchecked, the space around our planet could get so cluttered with debris that we might not be able to use some orbits ...

(TNS) — Satellite collisions in orbit could trigger a catastrophic global chain reaction, potentially halting space exploration, destroying GPS and raising risks for Maryland’s aerospace sector, which ...

When it comes to space debris, what goes up is coming down more often—and not safely. When spacecraft launch, some components ...

The problem of space debris isn't just a science fiction scenario anymore. It's a real threat that gets worse every year, and honestly, most people don't realize how urgent it's become. We're talking ...

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to the ground. To locate possible crash sites, a Johns Hopkins University ...

The UK is eyes ways to remove some of the 54,000 tracked objects of space debris larger than 10 cm orbiting Earth. Credit: dotted zebra/Alamy Stock Photo The UK Space Agency (UKSA) says it plans to ...

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, ...