Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong will extend their stay aboard the Tiangong space station after their capsule was hit by ...

"Do we react for everything which has a chance to reach the ground? Or do we react only for the very large objects, as we did ...

Atomic-6's innovative Space Armor tiles will finally be put to the test later this year.

Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem. When you purchase through links on our ...

The safety concern continues to increase into 2026 as researchers at the University of British Columbia predicted in a study ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well as space debris re-entry and the potential to alter Earth's atmospheric ...

Some problems grow quietly, almost politely, until they stop being ignorable. Space junk is one of those. It does not ...

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.

ESA’s Zero Debris Vision sets six priority goals: preventing debris release, ensuring clearance at end-of-life, preventing break-ups, improving surveillance, avoiding ground casualties and mitigating ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...