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.

The problem of space debris isn't just a science fiction scenario anymore. It's a real threat that gets worse every year, and ...

Millions of pieces of debris now circle Earth in space. Scientists are exploring new ways to remove them and protect future ...

Last month, a tiny piece of debris travelling at high speed cracked the window of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft's return capsule ...

A circular space economy could transform wasteful spaceflight into a sustainable, reusable system for the future.

One aim of the research is to help monitor the onset of Kessler syndrome — a chain reaction of collisions in space that, in ...

Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It’s costly in terms of damage ...

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded with broken satellites and leftover rocket parts. Researchers say the solution is to build ...

More than 45,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 cm are orbiting Earth. From 2035, it’s thought the space jukn could cause a ...

Gary Calman, the co-founder and CEO of CisLunar, recently joined Marketplace’s David Brancaccio for a conversation. CisLunar ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From hundreds ...

Google's Project Suncatcher is a proposal to launch an 81-satellite constellation into low Earth orbit. But it must contend ...