as well as its Space Debris Office, which monitors and models the debris environment to reduce collision and re-entry. Its Space Environment Report however also points out that "current levels of ...

as well as its Space Debris Office, which monitors and models the debris environment to reduce collision and re-entry. Its Space Environment Report however also points out that "current levels of ...

The Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) system was developed to assess and incentivize responsible space operations, providing scores based on debris mitigation and collision risk reduction, and ...

The SpaceX Starship's ninth flight test on May 27, 2025, spiraled and broke apart before debris fell into the Indian Ocean.

Scientists are studying how sensors designed to detect nuclear tests could help track space junk and meteorites crashing down in the world's most remote regions. Across the world, dozens of ...

Credit: ClearSpace/YouTube PUAKO, Hawaii — ClearSpace completed the second phase of the UK Space Agency’s Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, by testing and refining technology to remove ...

Space debris re-enters Earth every day. Most of it burns up in the atmosphere. But Russia's 1972 failed Venera mission probe Cosmos 482 is different. It was meant to land on Venus in 1972 at the ...

This event highlights the growing concern of space junk and its potential safety and environmental risks. A chapter of space exploration history has ended with the dramatic reentry of the Soviet ...

Maybe the bright flash you just saw was space junk? Perhaps. The number of orbital rocket launches and satellites has increased rapidly in recent years, and this has resulted in some spectacular ...