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Latest News About Space Junk and Orbital Debris
The amount of trash in Earth orbit, from spent rocket stages, broken satellites and micrometeoroids, is growing. Scientists are working on methods to combat the threat of space junk and orbital debris collisions.
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The space trash compactor could give new life to old water bottles, clothing, duct tape and other astronaut waste.
The test could occur as early as next week, some experts say.
DARPA's SpaceView project allows stargazers to report sightings through the SpaceView website.
NASA and the Air Force are building a satellite just to obliterate it in the lab.
No immediate risks to the International Space Station or other satellites have been identified.
A satellite that's become a piece of space junk could become a liability for ESA.
The space debris may mean it takes SpaceX's private Dragon space capsule longer to reach the station.
An old Russian satellite fragment and Indian rocket body passed near the space station on Thursday and Friday.
Pieces of an old Russian satellite and Indian rocket will pass near the space station on Thursday and Friday.
Russian spacewalkers lofted a 21-inch-wide satellite - weighing 20lbs. - into orbit. It will be used as a tracking target for monitoring space junk. Veteran skywatcher Kevin Fetter caught a fly-by of the satellite over Ontario on August 20, 2012.
Test your knowledge of the satellites around Earth in this quiz about our planet's artificial satellites.
The U.S. military currently tracks roughly 22,000 pieces of debris in orbit.
Envisat is roughly the size of a school bus.
After 10 years in space, the giant satellite Envisat's mission is no more.
SETI's Allen Telescope array will help track orbital debris
The massive Envisat satellite mysteriously went silent on April 8.
The Envisat satellite is 10 years old and the size of a school bus.
The remains of the Molniya 1-89 satellite crashed in the Pacific Ocean on April 7.
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