Or, in other words, where does all that space junk go? And what does climate change have to do with it? Last month, a team of aerospace engineers at MIT released their findings from a research ...

More than 130 million pieces of space debris orbit Earth. If just one piece collides with a spacecraft, it can disrupt critical navigation systems. The European Space Agency is calling for urgent ...

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 ...

Thousands of satellites circle our planet to watch weather patterns, connect remote communities, and power navigation apps. Their orbits are crammed with space debris – discarded boosters and ...

They’re also programmed to fall in a controlled way, usually aiming for empty parts of the ocean or remote land areas. That said, a small amount of space junk does still make it to the ground. For ...

PERSEI Space is tackling the growing threat of space debris with futuristic space tethers that don’t need fuel and can safely remove dead satellites. Credit: UC3M PERSEI Space, a startup supported by ...

The approximately eight-minute-long film "Space Debris: Is it a Crisis?" attempts to answer its conjecture with supportive statistics and orbital projections. For instance, it discusses how the ...

The problem posed by human-made junk in space worsened significantly in 2024, according to a new report by the European Space Agency. The report follows a Chinese launch last August that raised ...

As we, humans, intensify efforts to explore outer space and solve millions of mysteries, the issue of space debris has emerged as a major threat to our own planet. Space debris, also known as space ...

Space junk rained down on Saskatchewan farmland twice in 2024, and no one seems able to explain why the debris failed to burn up in the atmosphere. Last April, Saskatchewan farmer Barry Sawchuk ...

Designing a Satellite to Hunt Small Space Debris Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one ...