Angus Stewart, joint head of the National Space Operations Centre at the UK Space Agency, said: “Over the past 12 months or ...

That was the warning from a trio of astronomers and atmospheric scientists in a new essay for The Conversation, which ...

ISRO’s Project NETRA aims to track space debris, prevent satellite collisions and protect India’s space assets as concerns grow over Kessler Syndrome and atmospheric pollution from re-entering ...

When people think of climate change, they don't think of satellites, but that may change now that Japan is launching wooden ...

After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This ...

When a defunct Russian imaging satellite suddenly shattered in orbit, astronauts on the International Space Station were ordered into their return capsules and told to brace for impact. The incident, ...

New research shows SpaceX satellite re-entries are releasing toxic metals into the atmosphere. Discover how Isro’s Project Netra is working to prevent a disaster from space debris collision.

The European Space Agency is designing a ground-based laser system called Omlet to nudge space debris away from satellites.

Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.

Since 1971, space agencies have crashed retired spacecraft at Point Nemo, raising concerns about ocean debris and the ISS ...

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