When people think of climate change, they don't think of satellites, but that may change now that Japan is launching wooden ...

After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This ...

M odern life provides enough for us to worry about without having to add space junk to that list. Unfortunately, it is ...

The problem of space debris isn't just a science fiction scenario anymore. It's a real threat that gets worse every year, and honestly, most people don't realize how urgent it's become. We're talking ...

Space debris, also known as space junk, consists of defunct man-made objects that orbit Earth, including satellites, spent rocket stages and other various fragments from collisions. According to the ...

Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine frontier and more like a crowded junkyard, packed with dead satellites, shattered rocket parts, and fragments from past collisions. Scientists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronauts aboard the Chinese space station (shown) and those aboard the International Space Station are vulnerable to hits by ...

(CNN) — Sometimes, what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to ...

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A US startup plans to launch four robots onboard SpaceX and ULA rockets next year. Rogue Space Systems' robots will carry out different tasks, like fixing satellites and tackling space debris. Rogue's ...