We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) noted in its Annual Space Environment Report ...

You might think space as a vast emptiness. But according to the European Space Agency, it's getting incredibly crowded – at least around our planet. A European Space Agency report released April 1 ...

Earth's space junk problem isn't just growing—it's accelerating. According to the European Space Agency's latest Space Environment Report, 2024 saw some of the largest debris-generating events in ...

Sometimes, what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to lost ...

Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem. When you purchase through links on our ...

A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated by relics more than a quarter-century old, primarily dead rockets left to hurtle through space at the end ...

What is more concerning is that there are tens of thousands of pieces of debris larger than 10 centimeters, each capable of crippling satellites or endangering crews, and there is currently no ...

Shenzhou-20 crew returned home on Shenzhou-21 vessel Crew was stuck in China's space station for nine days Shenzhou-20 vessel remains in orbit after space debris damage Episode highlights danger from ...