The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse. According to the European Space Agency's (ESA) annual Space Environment Report, the amount of space debris is rising quickly. We're sending ...

Scientists say defunct satellites and spent rocket stages returning to Earth, from the thousands launched every year, can be ...

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The ...

A decommissioned Russian satellite broke apart in low Earth orbit Wednesday, creating more than 100 pieces of debris and ...

Also contributing significantly to the growing space junk problem are spent rocket stages. The ESA estimates that 11% of ...

Astroscale and Orbit Fab are teaming up to refuel U.S. Space Force satellites in geostationary orbit high above Earth, ...

The contamination of space from non-working and decommissioned satellites, abandoned rocket stages and other debris. An estimated 20,000 objects considered "space junk" have been tracked ...

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is determined to debut its RFA One rocket by the end of this year. Applying industrialization ...