Nasa is offering a $3 million reward for a solution to manage the human waste left behind on the moon over 50 years ago. The ...

The threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is always there, but the danger of falling space junk is growing into a crisis.

A new report released April 1 by the European Space Agency sheds light on space pollution surrounding our planet — how bad the problem is, and what we need to do to keep Earth orbits clean enough to ...

Space junk rained down on Saskatchewan farmland twice in 2024, and no one seems able to explain why the debris failed to burn ...

The ESA hopes we'll someday treat Earth's orbit as an international nature preserve: 'What you bring in with you, you must ...

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 found ...

China’s construction of a pair of communications megaconstellations could cloud low Earth orbit with large spent rocket ...

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 ...

has achieved a milestone by demonstrating sustainable space operations. On April 4, as part of India’s vision to ensure Debris-Free Space Missions (DFSM) by 2030, it brought back the rocket used ...

The Air Self-Defense Force is expanding its operations in space to protect Japan’s satellites--increasingly important tools for the country’s security strategy--from “junk,” “killers” ...