The space report has revealed that there are more than 1.2 million objects larger than 1 cm in size - they are capable of causing catastrophic damage to existing satellites and the International Space ...

Intact satellites or rocket bodies are now re-entering the atmosphere on average more than three times a day. Even without ...

While airlines do all they can to make flying safe, there is one threat to aviation that even they can't do much about: space ...

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(As of March 2025, over 2,000 rocket bodies are still in Earth orbit, according to the European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office.) RELATED: What is space junk and why is it a problem?

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Earth’s orbit is absolutely littered with space junk, and every new rocket we send ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

When the upper atmosphere becomes thinner, satellites and old space junk encounter less drag as ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!