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Space junk in Earth orbit and on the moon will increase with future missions − but nobody's in...
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn illustration of Earth orbit overcrowded with space junk and orbital debris. This article was...
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...
'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....
Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 1 month agoUp-close photo of a rocket upper stage in the blackness of space. Space junk just got an epic...
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...
If a satellite falls on your house, space law protects you – but there are no legal penalties for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIt's unlikely falling space junk will destroy property or kill a person. Petrovich9/iStock via Getty...
With 100 Trillion Bits of Old Satellites Circling the Planet, Scientists Call for Action on Space...
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of scientists want a legally-binding treaty to ensure Earth’s orbit isn’t irreparably...
Cosmic conservation: Why experts argue portions of the solar system should remain untouched
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEarth as viewed from Mars surface, concept Getty Images/Nzoka John It's getting increasingly crowded...
15 of the weirdest things we have launched into space
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA camera shows SpaceX's Starman mannequin and Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as they fly above a ROUND...
Space Junk Scavenger from Airbus Launched to Clean Up Space Waste
SYFY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe crew of The Ark (streaming now on Peacock) should have woken up on Proxima centauri b at the end...