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A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and ...

Space debris is a growing threat to satellites and missions, with over 14,000 pieces already cluttering low-Earth orbit. To ...

Astroscale is a 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for developing a satellite designed to rendezvous with space junk, with the ...

This technology offers a solution to the continuous accumulation of space debris, such as defunct satellites and spent rocket stages.

The consequences would be staggering. A 30-day loss of Global Positioning System (GPS)-based timing and positioning services ...

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads. Airplane passengers crossing the Indian Ocean who peered out their windows on Oct. 19, 2024, ...

A hunk of “space junk” from a blazing meteor that streaked across the Southeast’s daytime sky this week — triggering panic below — may have smashed into a Georgia home, officials said. The orbital ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A streak of bright green light appeared above Southern California on Tuesday. According to the Griffith Observatory, the flash of light was caused by "space junk," possibly ...