We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The ...

On-Orbit Assembly and Servicing: Robotic arms and free-flying systems streamlining the construction and maintenance of orbital platforms and spacecraft ... Addressing the space junk problem is ...

Scientists reckon there are 130 million pieces of space junk in the sky, all hurtling through space at 25 times the speed of sound. They could put our whole space programme at risk.

Despite this incessant rain of junk battering the atmosphere, the amount of space debris increased over the course of 2024, ...

Scientists say defunct satellites and spent rocket stages returning to Earth, from the thousands launched every year, can be ...

With data demands soaring and Earth-based infrastructure facing limitations, companies like Lonestar Data Holdings are exploring the radi ...

In a major milestone for Portugal’s space industry, SPACEO is leading an international consortium that recently secured a €3 ...

The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse. According to the European Space Agency's (ESA) annual Space ...

Environmental activists often say that humans have left an indelible mark on the planet we occupy and evidence of our existence will remain long after we’re gone. However, there is a growing problem ...

The ESA hopes we'll someday treat Earth's orbit as an international nature preserve: 'What you bring in with you, you must ...

China’s construction of a pair of communications megaconstellations could cloud low Earth orbit with large spent rocket stages for decades or beyond, according to analysts.

Alizee Zimmermann and her husband were rinsing off their dive gear on a relatively muggy January evening when the sky ...