The accumulation of space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) has reached a dangerous tipping point, according to leading ...

Low-orbit Earth could become inoperable for spacecraft and satellites if this complacency persists, with dire consequences.

Low-Earth Warning Some of the world's leading space experts are warning that the current orbital junk crisis surrounding our ...

which is about the same size as an American football field. It's also a big target that finds itself threatened by space junk ...

The unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has been in space since late December, and it has been used for classified ...

Artist's depiction of what a concentrated cloud of space debris might look like. Credit: NASA According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are currently ...

When it comes to space junk, size doesn’t matter. Even small pieces can cause severe damage. “Any of these objects can cause harm to an operational spacecraft,” the ESA states.

SSPICY will use the company’s Otter spacecraft, roughly the size of a kitchen ... orbit as a precursor to a debris removal mission backed by the Japanese space agency JAXA.

Regardless of their origin, and despite being linked to the last two destructive impacts on Earth — the 1908 Tunguska event and the 2013 Chelyabinsk airburst — it seems that the Taurid Complex does ...

which will be about the size of a washing machine and weigh about 200kg (441 pounds). It will contain 200 sensors and four cameras but no propulsion or navigation systems. Most space debris that ...

in size. The simulated debris fragments couldn't pierce through the test shields even when a lower amount of the protective material was used compared to currently available space debris guards.