Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...
A satellite, initially identified as Starlink-5693, reentered Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday, causing a dazzling display visible ...
"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...
Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, part of China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission, completed an 8.5-hour extravehicular activity ...
The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years, ...
This rapid increase in satellites that no longer serve a purpose will require new methods to deal with them - most commonly through other satellites known as on-orbit servicers (OOSs). Depending on ...
NASA estimates that there are nearly 6,000 tons of space junk in low Earth orbit, moving around our planet at speeds up to 18,000 mph. Most space debris is from human-made objects like pieces of ...
Space advertising is not currently a problem, but the enterprise needs to be smothered before it has a chance to grow, ...
For existing debris, removal is the only solution. "For space objects which fail to de-orbit themselves for whatever reason, external means can be used to remove these objects from orbit," the ...
A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris ...