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A surge in satellite launches is creating dangerous levels of congestion in Earth's orbit, increasing collision risks that threaten essential services like GPS and global communications.
Spain's new SpainSat NG 2 military satellite has suffered a critical failure in orbit, with its owner attributing the loss to an impact from a space particle.
SpaceX plans to lower the orbit of 4,400 Starlink satellites in 2026 to enhance space safety, reduce collision risks, and speed up satellite disposal.
As hundreds of new lunar missions are planned, space agencies are proposing designated “graveyard zones” on the Moon to safely crash-land defunct satellites.
Earth's orbit is critically crowded, with satellite numbers tripling to nearly 14,000 in seven years. Experts warn that a loss of maneuverability could trigger a catastrophic collision cascade in just
A newly launched satellite passed within 200 meters of a SpaceX Starlink craft, prompting urgent calls for better coordination in an increasingly crowded orbit.
A new method allows scientists to detect hazardous, untrackable space debris by listening for the radio signals created during high-speed orbital collisions.
Chinese astronauts have finished an 8-hour spacewalk to assess a spacecraft damaged by space debris, while also upgrading the Tiangong station's shielding.
A crack from suspected space debris on a Shenzhou spacecraft forced China into an unprecedented emergency launch, creating a temporary gap in its space station rescue capabilities.
Google's ambitious plan to move AI data centers into space, Project Suncatcher, is on a collision course with the growing crisis of orbital debris.
China's space agency will conduct an uncrewed return of the damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft after a micro-debris strike made it unsafe for its crew.
Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino discusses the growing danger of orbital debris, a cloud of millions of man-made objects threatening astronauts and satellites.
