Old satellites and debris pose a danger to space travel. An international research team with participation from Würzburg is ...

Chinese researchers have created a small launcher that can capture space debris, which could also be used for military ...

Earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded. With more than 11,000 active satellites and many thousands more expected in the ...

Bright streaks resembling a shooting star moved from west to east across the night sky, but this was not actually related to the meteor shower.

Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm the ozone layer ...

"Our distributed architecture solves a key challenge in orbital debris removal by enabling the deorbit and reentry of multiple large debris objects sustainably and economically." ...

Bright streaks resembling a shooting star moved from west to east across the night sky, but this was not actually related to ...

Chinese scientists have unveiled a projectile launcher for use in space – a device designed to remove dangerous debris orbiting the Earth but with potential to also be used as a weapon. The compact ...

"Perhaps robotic satellites would be a more cost-effective way to provide some servicing to those lower-expense satellites," ...

For decades, astronomers have searched for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence using radio telescopes and optical ...

The Philippine Space Agency has confirmed that debris from a Chinese Long March 12 rocket fell within Philippine waters off ...