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 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 ...

What can an exoplanet falling into its own star tell astronomers about the formation and evolution of planetary systems? This ...

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.

For a few days, it became one of the brightest pieces of space junk visible from Earth before burning up as it re-entered the atmosphere. During the Gemini 4 mission, astronaut Ed White became the ...