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

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 ...

To prevent further accumulation of space debris, they strive to remove every low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite from its position within five years from its mission's end. As a result of these ...

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

The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a warning about all of the space junk surrounding Earth and how it could cause ...

Concern is growing about the 130 million pieces of space debris orbiting Earth, as space exploration increases. Space researchers are advising that the debris needs to be cleaned up before the ...

More than 130 million pieces of space debris are currently orbiting Earth. As space exploration increases, researchers warn that we need to clean up the debris before the situation worsens.

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