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Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. A new report by NASA outlines the most promising...
'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....
More lunar missions means more space junk around the moon. Two scientists are building a catalog to...
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for...
With space junk littering Earth's orbit, the U.S. is creating the playbook on clearing some of it
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe U.S. government is taking legal steps to limit the amount of space junk — the cloud of dangerous...
Orbiting debris trackers could be a game changer in space junk monitoring
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTiny devices on satellites could soon track small pieces of space debris that are invisible to...
Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Orbital smashups cause tiny pieces of space junk...
Space junk is causing problems — and experts think it’s just the start. Why it matters
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHigh above the surface of our blue and green planet, millions of pieces of space debris zoom through...
Space Trash Signs project creates debris 'constellations' to highlight space junk problem (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Space Trash Signs project has created "constellations" made of defunct satellites and old rocket...
The UK's ODIN Space just aced its 1st space junk tracking system test in orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoODIN Space's demonstration team confirmed their new debris sensor successfully recorded acoustic...
New space junk project aims to detect and monitor 'untrackable' objects
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoArtist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. Close to seven decades after the launch of...