The ISS performs collision avoidance maneuvers as needed. For example, it dodged a piece of Russian space junk in late 2022. But defunct items like the rocket body and satellite can't get out of ...

Using this model proposed by the UMA, it is estimated that space debris would rise by 25,500,000 fragments larger than 1 centimeter, thus increasing the probability of collision and the number 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 ...

Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit ...

"Whether this impact was from a micrometeoroid or a piece of space debris, the collision highlights the need for responsible space operations in orbit and makes us reflect on satellite resilience ...

LeoLabs is among the companies pushing for a space cleanup detail — before it gets any more dangerous. “It’s imperative that we not only focus on collision avoidance but also debris ...

Aviation safety experts are worried as a new study has warned that the chance of a collision between a commercial jet and a piece of space junk is on the rise. Falling space junk has already ...

A project at West Virgina University (WVU) is researching an ambitious solution, in which space-based lasers would nudge debris on a collision course onto a different track and away from a target at ...