Orbita, co-founded by Minh Nguyen and John Avera, developed an AI-powered CubeSat constellation to detect sub-centimeter ...
Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, with millions of pieces orbiting the Earth, and humans need to figure out ...
Millions of pieces of debris now circle Earth in space. Scientists are exploring new ways to remove them and protect future ...
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The Astronomical Problem of Space Junk

Dan Falk: Space junk broadly refers to stuff that’s in space that was put there by humans, and that is no longer doing what ...
One aim of the research is to help monitor the onset of Kessler syndrome — a chain reaction of collisions in space that, in ...
A new study warns a powerful solar storm could cripple satellite mega-constellations within days, as crowded orbits, lost ...
A new study warns that massive solar storms could trigger a catastrophic chain of satellite collisions in low-Earth orbit ...
High up in Earth's orbit, millions of human-made objects large and small are flying at speeds of over 15,000 miles per hour.
Last month, a tiny piece of debris travelling at high speed cracked the window of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft's return capsule ...
India has about 140 satellites in orbit as of December 2025, of which 57 are completely operational and 83 non-functional but still orbiting. These are at higher risk of collision than Nasa's.
Starlink is all set to enter the Indian market. The satellite internet service has received key approvals and plans to offer high-speed connectivity, especially ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk. The leftover rocket will slam into the far side of the moon Friday. Experts think it is from a China launch ...