The problem of space debris isn't just a science fiction scenario anymore. It's a real threat that gets worse every year, and honestly, most people don't realize how urgent it's become. We're talking ...

Low Earth orbit no longer feels distant or empty. On a clear November night, a Falcon 9 rose from Cape Canaveral and released 29 Starlink satellites into a busy band of sky about 340 miles up. The ...

Katherine Courtney and Alice Gorman talk to Margaret Harris about the danger of space debris – and what we need to do about it Jettisoned junk A pallet of old batteries released into space from the ...

(CNN) — Sometimes, what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to ...

Earth’s most valuable real estate is no longer on the ground but in orbit, and that neighborhood is getting dangerously cluttered. Scientists are now converging on a practical fix that treats old ...

Three Chinese astronauts were due to depart the Tiangong space station, reenter the atmosphere, and land in the remote desert of Inner Mongolia on Wednesday. Instead, officials ordered the crew to ...

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