There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) noted in its Annual Space Environment Report ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

On-Orbit Assembly and Servicing: Robotic arms and free-flying systems streamlining the construction and maintenance of orbital platforms and spacecraft ... Addressing the space junk problem is ...

Despite this incessant rain of junk battering the atmosphere, the amount of space debris increased over the course of 2024, ...

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

Ars Technica has mentioned SpinLaunch, the company that literally wants to yeet satellites into space, in previous Rocket ...

Rocket start-up SpinLaunch wants to catapult hundreds of flattened "microsatellites" into space at once, using a cannon-like ...

The observed dryness in the mantle supports the theory that the moon formed through a massive collision between early Earth and a Mars-sized body 4.5 billion years ago. The uneven distribution of ...

With data demands soaring and Earth-based infrastructure facing limitations, companies like Lonestar Data Holdings are exploring the radi ...

“How on Earth do you count them? I can barely keep up with cleaning and laundry let alone do this. Adding in something else to do fills me with dread. Try as I do, I just cannot get most guests ...