We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The ...

There are a lot of satellites, and a lot of trash, around our planet — and the quantities are only going to get higher.

A new space environment report from the ESA shows that Earth's space junk problem got significantly worse throughout 2024.

The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse. According to the European Space Agency's (ESA) annual Space ...

The ESA hopes we'll someday treat Earth's orbit as an international nature preserve: 'What you bring in with you, you must ...

Scientists say defunct satellites and spent rocket stages returning to Earth, from the thousands launched every year, can be ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a warning about all of the space junk surrounding Earth and how it could cause ...

Environmental activists often say that humans have left an indelible mark on the planet we occupy and evidence of our existence will remain long after we’re gone. However, there is a growing problem ...

Alizee Zimmermann and her husband were rinsing off their dive gear on a relatively muggy January evening when the sky ...

Astroscale Japan Inc. has announced that it has successfully approached a piece of orbital debris ... to capture a piece of debris with a robotic arm and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere to burn ...