As more spacecraft are launched, the risk increases that uncontrolled space debris - those without active guidance - will ...

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 booklet ...

many are looking for a way to solve Earth’s space junk conundrum, a solution that could come in the form of a crazy stratospheric paraglider. (via Space.com) The test for the space tech return ...

Space debris, also known as space junk ... This leads to innovative solutions being sought, such as dragging them back into the atmosphere to burn up. In March, scientists called for a legally ...

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) wants to hear from anyone with novel ideas for how to track all the pieces of debris now moving in orbit. UKSA has £1m to dispense in grants for smart new solutions.

Still, seeing solutions like this being worked toward does give some hope that one day we’ll figure out the space junk conundrum and get it all back under control. Josh Hawkins has been writing ...

Photo submitted by Lindsay Kinley KFIZ is receiving photos and video of what appears to be some space debris breaking apart ...

Airbus is testing a big harpoon to snare rogue or redundant satellites and pull them out of the sky. The 1m-long projectile would be attached, through a strong tether, to a chase spacecraft.

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (WBAY) - Early Wednesday morning, we reported what appears to be space debris flying over parts of southern Wisconsin on Tuesday night. Reports are coming out that it’s a dead ...

Space Situational Awareness Industry size is expected to register 5.1% CAGR between 2025 and 2034 propelled by rising ...

A part of the solution is to make sure that rockets ... he added. Reducing space debris also requires a “mentality change,” Lemmens said, so that humans regard space as a finite resource ...