M odern life provides enough for us to worry about without having to add space junk to that list. Unfortunately, it is ...

Japan’s push to build satellites encased in wood has moved from curiosity to serious engineering, with researchers betting ...

A surge in satellite constellations, the astronomers warn, would also further obscure observations of deep space. “For scientists, observing the deaths of stars and searching for new planets would ...

Angus Stewart, joint head of the National Space Operations Centre at the UK Space Agency, said: “Over the past 12 months or ...

Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.

When people think of climate change, they don't think of satellites, but that may change now that Japan is launching wooden satellites into space.

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 ...

A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world's first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh approach to fixing up the galaxy's junk graveyard. Our orbit ...

High up in Earth's orbit, millions of human-made objects large and small are flying at speeds of over 15,000 miles per hour. The objects, which range from inactive satellites to fragments of equipment ...

How can scientists track space junk after it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and impacts the ground? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as a team of scientists from the ...

No trip to space can be counted a success unless you make it safely back to Earth. That’s a lesson American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams learned when their intended eight-day stay aboard ...