"Each time a satellite has to maneuver to avoid a potential collision, it uses fuel which is a finite and precious resource." ...

A new study led by researchers at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) reveals how the disks of galaxies like ...

While Elon Musk stunned the world with plans to launch a million satellites into orbit, the heads of space agencies ...

Solar emissions exert 'drag' on space junk orbiting Earth. From historical measurements across a period of 36 years, researchers have now shown that space junk begins to fall down much faster once the ...

For nearly a decade, scientists have been trying to understand a set of strange blue flashes coming from deep space. These ...

Nearly half the manmade objects orbiting Earth are chunks of “uncontrollable” space junk — with just three countries fueling ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared instruments (NIRCam & MIRI) have delivered imagery of ...

Scientists studied how space junk moved in orbit over a 36-year span, finding that increased solar activity caused it to fall to Earth faster.

NASA's recent asteroid impact has led to an unexpected cosmic phenomenon. The debris from the DART mission is traveling much ...

A low Earth orbit (LEO) between 400 and 2,000 km altitude is ideal for imaging and surveillance satellites and internet ‘mega-constellations’ such as Starlink. Unfortunately, these days it’s also ...

As of early 2026, there are around 15,800 tonnes of space junk floating in the atmosphere – equivalent to the weight of ...

Astronomers believe Triton may not have originally formed around Neptune.