We can’t launch our trash into the sun. But why?

That’s why you asked us: Why can’t we launch our junk into space, too? Or better yet: STRAIGHT INTO THE SUN! For the moment, let’s set aside the big problems with creating too much trash in the first ...

‘It’s just a matter of when’ space junk hits UK, say experts

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

Mystery of ancient cosmic ‘snowmen’ floating in deep space has been cracked

Planetesimals are among the first solid bodies to form as dust and pebble-sized material clumps together under gravity. Much like snowflakes compressed into a snowball, they are loose aggregates ...

Discovered in 1930, Pluto still has not finished one full orbit— And it won’t until year 2178

Pluto has not completed a single orbit since its 1930 discovery. With a 248-year journey around the Sun, the dwarf planet will finish its first full circuit in 2178.

Rise of the orbital repair robots: How Europe plans to rescue satellites in space

European engineers are building 'breakdown trucks' for satellites, capable of servicing, repairing and refuelling valuable ...

Student solves mystery of icy ‘snowmen’ in solar system’s outer reaches

These peculiar celestial 'snowmen' are found in the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse beyond Neptune, which is filled with icy remnants dating back to the solar system's formation. The region lies beyond ...