- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 26th, 2014
ESA Turned Captain Ahab Wants to Go Harpooning Space Debris
The end goal is to clear key orbits, the European Space Agency explains
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 13th, 2014
Satellite Batteries Pose Significant Space Debris Risks
ESA is looking for a way to achieve full shut-down for these devices
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2014
No Collision-Avoidance Maneuvers Scheduled for ISS in 2014
Experts say the lab will not be endangered by space junk this year
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2014
JAXA Wants to Fish for Space Debris via Magnetic Nets
The agency has teamed up with a fishing equipments manufacturer
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 9th, 2013
DARPA Telescope to Begin Tracking Space Debris
The instrument is now being delivered for installation in Australia
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 2nd, 2013
New Method of Tracking Space Debris Uses Radio Stations
The approach could save billions of dollars in potential damages
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 15th, 2012
Climate Change Makes Orbiting Satellites, Space Junk Move Faster
Those in charge of overseeing the satellites must work extra hours to keep them on track
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 24th, 2012
ISS Astronauts Endangered by Space Junk Today
They will seek refuge in the lifeboats docket to the ISS
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 9th, 2012
New Orbital Debris Tracking System Put to the Test
When activated, it will replace a decades-old precursor
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 25th, 2012
Keeping the Orbital Debris Problem in Check
Experts propose a relatively easy-to-implement solution
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 31st, 2012
Solar Winds May Help Remove Space Junk from Orbit
The phenomena help swell up Earth's thermosphere
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 23rd, 2011
Mysterious Metallic Sphere Falls from the Sky
The object hit the ground in Namibia, southern Africa
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 29th, 2011
Serious Hazards May Await New Horizons at Pluto
Researchers recently met to assess these newly-thought-of risks
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 24th, 2011
Space Junk Narrowly Avoids ISS
Expedition 30 crewmembers are now completely safe from harm
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
Recycling Defunct Satellites into New Spacecraft
DARPA proposes ambitious plan to clear Earth's orbit
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 7th, 2011
Tiny Space Debris Pose Highest Risks
New scientific analysis looks at the problem of orbital junk