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

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

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Will we eventually have to send our trash into ...

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

Trash cans are a necessary evil in bathrooms, but are unsightly, stinky, and downright gross. Try this hack for hiding your ...

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

If you've got a messy junk drawer, snag this one inexpensive Dollar Tree item to help you organize it with ease. Here's what ...

Mysterious fiery streaks lit up Delhi-NCR skies at 1:20 am, sparking debate over a meteor shower or Chinese CZ-3B rocket ...

As people speculated over the mysterious lights, a Grok comment said it was likely space debris from a Chinese CZ-3B rocket body reentering the atmosphere.

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

Two college students, Snehadeep Kumar and Mohit Kumar Nayak, are building India’s first gamma-ray detecting CubeSat via their space startup Nebula Space Organisation, using affordable local materials ...

Contact systems physically interact with debris through means such as nets or harpoons and slow it down to a safe level for ...