A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired its thrusters for five minutes Tuesday to move the ISS out of the way ...

That number has gone up since — the ISS dodged space junk twice in a week-long stretch in March 2023, for example — and it ...

Managing the growing threat of space debris requires greater urgency, with improved sensor capability, filling data gaps, economic incentives and new technologies all needed, according ...

The International Space Station was forced to shift its orbit to avoid hitting an oncoming "piece of orbital debris." ...

So, some people – specifically, the readers of Popular Science – have suggested thinking outside the box to solve our garbage ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for tracking space debris with centimeter-level accuracy, improving space ...

Earth’s space junk may be wreaking havoc on the stratosphere ... “In the last couple of years, there have been roughly 500 re-entry events per year, and people are talking about 10,000 ...

Experts described the discovery as "rare" and "exciting" - but said such events may become more common ... majority of which turn out not to be space debris. "This has been super exciting to ...

skywatching events and more! Guiding principles include that space debris should not be intentional, adverse effects should be anticipated and mitigated to the greatest extent possible ...

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. As space systems ...

Space debris, also known as orbital debris ... However, some collisions are already known to have caused major damage in space. The first and so far only event in which two still intact spacecraft ...

Here’s a look at what causes space debris, who’s responsible and what can be done. 2021 has been a big year for space with major launches and events like space tourism kicking off, the first ...