Tiny pieces of space junk only 2 inches (5 centimeters) in size are cluttering a valuable orbital region where some of the ...

We've reported on all kinds of wacky ideas for capturing and deorbiting space debris safely. From electric tethers to lasers, ...

Orbital data centers face a major setback after environmental groups challenge massive satellite expansion plans before ...

As part of NASA’s efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy issues ...

On April 30, 2025, the crew aboard the International Space Station got word that a chunk of a Chinese rocket launched two decades ago was headed their way. At 6:10 p.m. EDT, the docked Progress 91 ...

New data analysis indicates that NASA and its partners could have more cost-effective methods for dealing with the growing issue of orbital debris than previously thought. A new report from NASA's ...

China's attempt to build an orbital satellite network similar to SpaceX's Starlink is off to an alarming start. Reading time 2 minutes More than 50 pieces of space debris were spotted in the wake of a ...

HOUSTON—An ongoing NASA study of the threat posed by orbital debris to crewed and robotic spacecraft attempts to advance an assessment of the cost and potential benefits of a range of actions that ...

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy announced the creation of a new space sustainability division within NASA at the AMOS conference Sept. 20. Credit: AMOS webcast PARIS — NASA has established a ...

As mentioned in Chapter 9, orbital debris is not addressed explicitly in current international law. International agreements that directly address orbital debris, however, may eventually be needed to ...

Addressing the problem of orbital debris requires taking a long-term view, but such a view can be difficult for federal agencies that must operate subject to the variability of annual budgets. Even if ...