Removing these 50 objects from orbit would cut danger from space junk in half

A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated by relics more than a ...
Space.com

New space junk removal idea: Using ion engine exhaust to knock debris out of the sky

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

China develops ways to de-orbit space junk. Should we be worried?

As Beijing prepares to tackle space debris, transparency and trust will determine whether the effort is viewed as stewardship ...
IEEE Spectrum on MSN

Have We Reached a Space-Junk Tipping Point?

We have to book ground-station passes, which costs money. Sometimes we even have to switch off the acquisition of scientific ...
Futurism on MSNOpinion

Astronaut Captures Footage of SpaceX Junk Cluttering the Atmosphere

One survey analyzed the effect of Starlink satellite emissions on over 76 million radio telescope missions. It found that ...
Aviation Week

NASA Initiates Second Phase Of Trash Recycling Challenge

An artist’s concept of the Moon (right) and Mars (center) against the starry expanse of space. A sliver of the Earth’s horizon can be seen in the foreground. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has initiated ...
Daily Star on MSN

NASA space junk lands in back yard as neighbour watches 'surreal' 30-foot parachute descend

One woman was confused to find a mysterious object parachuting onto her back garden, only to find a 'lost' machine fallen ...
Gizmodo

Space Junk on an Australian Cattle Station

Not all junk stays in orbit, and not all things that land are found. A Delta 2 rocket launched in 1990, re-entering the atmosphere within months. Yet it took 18 years to discover the rocket casing on ...