When astronomer Samantha Lawler got an email from a journalist in May 2024 saying that space junk may have landed in a farmer ...

From July 3 through July 8, it will be possible to sight the two largest objects currently in orbit around the Earth, passing ...

The spacecraft would guide the defunct satellites into Earth’s atmosphere, where they will burn up. The post UK launches bid ...

As space junk increases, more operators are choosing to launch without any insurance at all. To compensate, companies are ...

Satellites that retire are deorbited into a graveyard orbit within 25 years of their missions ending. This is the case with ...

Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, ...

The UK Space Agency has launched a major new procurement process to tackle the growing threat of space debris. The UK Space ...

There are more than 10,000 satellites now in orbit and growing space junk to match. In recent years, more companies — most ...

The European Commission made a proposal Wednesday to clean up Europe's space sector while also reducing its footprint and ...