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Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Orbital smashups cause tiny pieces of space junk...
More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon – two scientists are building a catalog to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere are more than 100 missions to the Moon planned in the coming years, including the next Artemis...
Private company wants to clean up space junk with 'capture bags' in Earth orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn illustration of Earth orbit overcrowded with space junk and orbital debris. NASA's latest space...
Chinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball (photos,...
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA big piece of Chinese space junk fell to Earth over Southern California early Tuesday morning...
'Lightning-like energy bursts' could be used to track the 99% of space junk that can't be seen from...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCurrent methods of tracking space junk in Earth's orbit only follow objects bigger than a softball....
How fallen space junk could aid the fight against orbital debris
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAnalysis of space junk that has fallen to Earth could help researchers design rockets and spacecraft...
How can we protect satellites in Earth-moon space? This new software could help
Space via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe moon seen from the Artemis 1 Orion capsule on Dec. 5, 2022, near the end of the mission. As the...
Space junk is raining from the sky. Who's responsible when it hits the Earth?
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIn March 2022, a couple living in the rural town of São Mateus do Sul, Brazil, were shocked to find...
NASA scientists push for a treaty to tackle risky 'space junk'
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs humanity increasingly fills the space around Earth with satellites, scientists have urged for an...
Aging satellites and lost astronaut tools: How space junk has become an orbital threat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSpacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other...