There are a lot of satellites, and a lot of trash, around our planet — and the quantities are only going to get higher.

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The ...

A new space environment report from the ESA shows that Earth's space junk problem got significantly worse throughout 2024.

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

The ESA hopes we'll someday treat Earth's orbit as an international nature preserve: 'What you bring in with you, you must ...

Scientists say defunct satellites and spent rocket stages returning to Earth, from the thousands launched every year, can be ...

Environmental activists often say that humans have left an indelible mark on the planet we occupy and evidence of our existence will remain long after we’re gone. However, there is a growing problem ...

Scientists reckon there are 130 million pieces of space junk in the sky, all hurtling through space at 25 times the speed of sound. They could put our whole space programme at risk.

(AP) - Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess ... according to The Aerospace Corporation, which monitors orbital debris. That junk includes ...