Photo submitted by Lindsay Kinley KFIZ is receiving photos and video of what appears to be some space debris breaking apart ...

which can be used to determine the position of a satellite or debris to an accuracy of around 100 meters,” said the TU Graz team in a press release. Understanding Earth’s gravity field is ...

A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris scattered and burned upon entering Earth's atmosphere. (Jan. 28, 2025) ...

Earth’s lower orbit is crowded by a number ... Debris dodged: 0 While space is enormous, the dangers presented by a growing debris field are significant. How would you fare at navigating an ...

The phenomenon could make parts of Earth's orbit unusable for space travel. A 2009 incident demonstrated this risk when two satellites collided over Siberia, creating a new field of debris ...

NASA's TES-22 CubeSat launched with tech that speeds up satellite deorbiting to clear space debris. It carries technology to ...

There is more space junk in Earth's orbit now than ever before ... to some extent by making the launch and safe navigation of spacecraft through the debris field challenging. The heightened risk of ...

It is therefore important to gain a better understanding of the situation and its potential impact on satellites and Earth. For this reason, the German Space Agency at DLR is funding research ...

Satellites and chunks of space junk come close to colliding on a regular basis. The situation could get dangerously out of control.

The ESA has released the Zero Debris Technical Booklet to elucidate the challenges to a zero-debris future and propose ...

This device addresses a critical issue in space debris management ... a central rotor wheel and magnets interacting with Earth’s magnetic field. In typical operation, the rotor acts like ...