Space Junk News

Researchers at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics are testing a heat shield for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, which aims to study how sate

Scientists predict that a defunct part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is on a trajectory to collide with the moon at over 5,000 miles per hour.

A significant amount of space junk unpredictably re-enters Earth's atmosphere every week, with flaming debris occasionally crashing into properties. This raises

Scientists have successfully used radio telescopes, including the one at Jodrell Bank in the U.K., to track high-altitude space debris in geostationary orbit, a

A new mission will send a robot into space to perform tasks such as relocating, inspecting, repairing, and upgrading spacecraft while in orbit, aiming to addres

Astronomers have discovered a hidden swarm of space junk in geosynchronous orbit, posing a significant threat to Earth's most valuable orbital region.