We've reported on all kinds of wacky ideas for capturing and deorbiting space debris safely. From electric tethers to lasers, ...

Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the moon. Now it has more than 15,000—about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX. The world's first trillionaire plans to launch 1 million ...

The odds of a piece of a spacecraft ending up in someone’s yard are climbing, and researchers say the trend is being driven ...

Three weeks ago, while setting a record for the most spacewalks, astronaut Peggy Whitson lost the shield she carried to protect her against being hit by space debris. The space shield floated away, ...

Space junk derives from various sources, such as used satellites, spent booster rockets, and parts of shattered spacecraft. This junk lingers above our atmosphere, until it collides with something ...

Metal spheres recently found on a beach in northern Queensland, Australia, draw attention to the worsening issue of space ...

Over the past few years, tech leaders have increasingly advocated for space-based AI infrastructure as a way to address the power requirements of data centers. In space, sunshine—which solar panels ...

Space debris, also known as space junk, consists of defunct man-made objects that orbit Earth, including satellites, spent rocket stages and other various fragments from collisions. According to the ...

An American space startup plans to launch orbital robots on Elon Musk's SpaceX and United Launch Alliance rockets next year. Rogue Space Systems, based in New Hampshire, has four robots in the ...

Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the Moon. Now it has more than 15,000 – about 10,000 of which are owned by ...