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The Space Review: The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth
The Space Review· 4 days agoNASA later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the International...
Japan comes face to face with its own space junk
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe old rocket segment comes into view about 600km above the Earth [ASTROSCALE] A satellite operated by Japanese company Astroscale has chased down a 15...
Japanese Spacecraft Chases Down Derelict Rocket
Futurism via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSpaced Out A Japanese spacecraft claims it has recently rendezvoused with a three-ton piece of rocket debris in a high-stakes flight, the BBC reports, in...
This is an Actual Picture of Space Debris
Universe Today· 1 week agoSpace debris is a growing problem, so companies are working on ways to mitigate it. A new satellite called ADRAS-J was built and launched to demonstrate how a spacecraft could ...
A satellite that was lost in space for 25 years has finally been found
Quartz· 1 week agoThe Infra-Red Calibration Balloon (S73-7) satellite was part of the United States Air Force’s Space Test Program. After launching on April 10, 1974, a large reconnaissance ...