This junk not only contributes to space pollution but also poses risks to space exploration. “Our satellites are constantly hit by small debris, in a moderate way, but that could have ...

The cause is a lack of transparency, said Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), with countries preferring to keep their activities behind the veil ...

Remarkably, this action did not violate any existing laws, yet it left a treacherous cloud of debris swirling in the vastness of space—an ongoing threat to other satellites. Suspended several ...

Look out below! If your property suffers damage from space debris, are you covered by your homeowner's policy? Our insurance experts weigh in.

It's official - space is a war-fighting domain. Who says so? The British, the Americans, Nato and, among many other nations, ...

In 2021, a piece of debris struck and made a hole in a robotic arm of the International Space Station. It is crucial to remove large debris pieces from congested orbits because they could collide ...

All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the ...

A fragment of an out-of-control SpaceX Starlink satellite smashed into a farm in Canada last year, New Scientist can reveal – raising questions about the risks of de-orbiting space junk.

Floridians across the coast witnessed flaming space debris falling from the sky. So, what would happen if a piece of a rocket, or a satellite, or even an asteroid hit your home or car? It is rare ...

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — About an hour and a half drive east of Tucson, nestled out in the desert, is a unique structure whose ...

POLSA also played a role in launching Poland’s first scientific satellites, such as PW-Sat and BRITE-PL, which focused on space debris mitigation and stellar research. Thousands of WordPress ...