There are a lot of satellites, and a lot of trash, around our planet — and the quantities are only going to get higher.

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) noted in its Annual Space Environment Report ...

Despite this incessant rain of junk battering the atmosphere, the amount of space debris increased over the course of 2024, ...

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 ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Earth’s space junk problem isn’t just growing—it’s accelerating. According to ...

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 ...