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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 Sunjammer will help test out technology that could be useful for space weather forecasting and interstellar travel.
The Iridium-Cosmos crash and the Chinese anti-satellite test are still being felt.
A new video serves as a progress report for DARPA's Phoenix program.
A truly international approach to cleaning up space junk is desperately needed, experts say.
The winners programmed testing satellites that maneuvered in the cabin of the International Space Station.
The satellites spat dust clouds and maneuvered through space junk fields.
China could be planning an anti-satellite test as soon as Jan. 11, analysts say.
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.
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