It could be one small step for space junk, one giant leap for commercial space operations. The European Space Agency signed an €86 million contract with a team led by Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA in ...
Space junk in Earth's orbit may increase because of the effects of the same heat-trapping gases that are polluting the air and warming the planet, according to a recent study. A team led by ...
There’s no shortage of space junk encircling our planet, but one piece in particular first spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Haleakala, Hawaii appears to have ...
In July 1996, a French Cerise satellite in Earth orbit was struck, and sent tumbling head over heels, after being hit by a used-up Ariane rocket stage (that also happened to be French). This was the ...
Space junk is perhaps a silly-sounding name, and while it's not new, the rise of private aerospace firms has exacerbated this very real and serious problem. Also called "space debris," human-made ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA awarded TransAstra an $850,000 contract for its concept of Flytrap capture bags. Flytrap bags could be built large enough to ...
Space is vast. But around our planet, it is getting a bit crowded — with space junk. More than a half million chunks of decommissioned, human-made satellites, lost tools, broken parts and trash the ...
Orbital debris is posing an increasing danger to rockets and satellites in Earth's orbit. The European Space Agency and NASA are researching how this space trash might be cleaned up. Private companies ...