Scientists warn that growing congestion in Earth’s orbit could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction, threatening satellites and other space-based technologies essential to daily life. This escalating ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From hundreds ...

The world got a stark reminder this week that Earth’s orbit is increasingly a crowded and potentially dangerous place. After the Russian military destroyed one of its defunct satellites in a weapons ...

Much of what we want from our iPhones depends on satellites. That’s made the sky above our heads fuller than ever before. In fact, it’s worryingly crowded. The recent proliferation of satellites for ...

Space objects in orbit total more than 13,000 tons as of September 2024 International Space Station performed 39 debris avoidance maneuvers since 1999 European Space Agency aims to nearly eliminate ...

As the number of satellites in Earth orbit increases, so too does the risk from space debris — and some experts warn certain orbits could already be getting dangerously crowded. As the number of ...

And like a holiday blockbuster – people have something new to worry about – but marijuana could come to the rescue. Blockbuster disaster movies always have something destroying major cities. Now ...