Even in space, what goes up sometimes comes back down: spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and other bits of space debris ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well ...

Falling hardware from orbit used to be the stuff of science fiction. Now, as launch rates surge and commercial aviation ...

Space junk is raising safety concerns for aircraft, with a 2025 study warning of a 26% chance debris could pass through busy ...

A dead satellite can become a high-speed hazard in an orbit that is already packed with working spacecraft. That risk is why ...

Space environment health score shows how healthy - or stressed - Earth’s orbit is expected to become over the next 200 years.

Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit ...

An orbital emergency in 2025 linked to space debris highlights gaps in tracking, rising launch activity, and growing risks to human spaceflight and Earth’s orbital environment ...

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A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world's first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh approach to fixing up the galaxy's junk graveyard. Our orbit ...

A SpaceX executive said the move would reduce the "likelihood of collision" with other satellites and space debris.