Scientists reckon there are 130 million pieces of space junk in the sky, all hurtling through space at 25 times the speed of sound. They could put our whole space programme at risk.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a warning about all of the space junk surrounding Earth and how it could cause ...

An international team of researchers may have answered one of space science's long-running questions—and it could change our ...

Despite this incessant rain of junk battering the atmosphere, the amount of space debris increased over the course of 2024, ...

Scientists say defunct satellites and spent rocket stages returning to Earth, from the thousands launched every year, can be ...

A new report released April 1 by the European Space Agency sheds light on space pollution surrounding our planet — how bad ...

The threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is always there, but the danger of falling space junk is growing into a crisis.

In a major milestone for Portugal’s space industry, SPACEO is leading an international consortium that recently secured a €3 ...

The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse. According to the European Space Agency's (ESA) annual Space ...

Russia holds the record for the number of objects currently contributing to space junk, with approximately 6,500 objects ...

Environmental activists often say that humans have left an indelible mark on the planet we occupy and evidence of our existence will remain long after we’re gone. However, there is a growing problem ...

The ESA hopes we'll someday treat Earth's orbit as an international nature preserve: 'What you bring in with you, you must ...