The bold question-askers at What If explore the consequences of filling Earth's orbit with space junk. New details in Charlie ...

With a modest amount of thrust and power, a new ion engine system could get rid of 1-ton pieces of space junk in less than ...

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The two telescopes operate synchronously: Izaña-2 fires laser pulses at a piece of space debris high overhead, and Izaña-1 ...

The International Space Station is testing TransAstra Corp.'s Capture Bag, a complex collection system with a "rip-stop" bag ...

Just like litter is a big problem on Earth, space junk is cluttering up outer space. To dispose of this junk, a Tohoku University researcher demonstrated the utility of a special plasma thruster.

Space junk in Earth's orbit may increase because of the effects of the same heat-trapping gases that are polluting the air and warming the planet, according to a recent study. A team led by ...

A coalition of scientists and historians are floating a long-shot plan to retrieve orbiting relics—raising questions about ...

If you thought asteroids, aliens or gamma rays were the only cosmic threats to our planet, you’re overlooking one of our closest culprits: Space debris. NASA defines space debris as “any human-made ...

Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting Earth at high speeds. The ...