In response, two specialist firms are joining forces to sell insurance that focuses specifically on damage from space debris, turning a growing orbital hazard into a quantifiable, and potentially ...

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) noted in its Annual Space Environment Report ...

On a special episode (first released on April 3, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: What happens when today’s treasure – satellites that give us access to broadband internet and accurate weather forecasts ...

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

This is called the Kessler Syndrome, named for the former NASA scientist Donald Kessler, who feared that space junk could ...

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves a satellite using the plasma exhaust of its ion engine to knock dangerous ...

What appears to be space debris was found in rural Australia, but don't fret, this is not the beginning of an alien invasion or something out of a sci-fi movie. On Saturday, Oct. 18, at around 2 p.m.