According to a study published on January 23 in the journal Nature, the growing number of space debris could have serious consequences for air traffic. "The consequences of a collision between an ...

Randeep Bubbra explores the legal, regulatory, and technological challenges of space collisions, liability, and the need for ...

"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...

Space debris is no exception ... A major — and rarely discussed — concern is a potential collision between a falling piece of debris and commercial aircraft. At any given time, more than ...

Greenhouse gases are doing more than warming our planet — they're reshaping space itself. As emissions cool and shrink the ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

The Tokyo-based startup developing space debris removal technologies added that it plans to start removing "space junk" from orbit by the end of March 2028. "We want to realize a service to refuel ...

In the first few months of 2025, there's been a flurry of private venture space missions. Some have been successful, such as ...

As Earth's orbit is becoming more littered with detritus, Calgary-based scientists are working with partners in the U.S. to find a way for satellites to dodge space debris. The University of ...

threatening to spawn local runaway space debris collision cascades. Such cascades would produce further fragment clouds that would further decrease the safety of orbital traffic. "Our behavior ...

That creates a constant risk of collision for active satellites and ... The increasing threat from space debris calls for both higher maneuverability in orbit and a reduction of the amount of ...