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 ...

The European Space Agency's short documentary film "Space Debris: Is it a Crisis?" on the state of space debris premiered at the 9th European Conference on Space Debris on 1 April 2025. Earth is ...

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 ...

Only around 1,950 of these satellites remain operational while the rest have become space debris. These now-defunct satellites are joined by thousands of bits of debris, which are collectively ...

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 ...

littering an already crowded space with large chunks of space debris. The cause remains unknown, but the event has reignited serious concerns about the increasing accumulation of space junk in Low ...