Portal Space Systems, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft, is partnering with an Australian startup to offer a commercial debris removal service.

Space debris poses significant risks to Earth's environment, affecting satellites and ecosystems. Learn about the potential threats and how they can be managed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dots representing tracked bits of space junk encircle the planet. Most of these objects are concentrated in low Earth orbit — the ...

New research examines how smaller satellites in lower orbits could reduce collision risks and debris generation while maintaining high-resolution Earth observation capabilities.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CRASH Clock: A satellite collision in low-Earth orbit could be just days away As low-Earth orbit becomes more crowded, the risk of ...

Experts say space junk re-entering Earth's atmosphere could jump to 15 objects a day within 10 years. View on euronews ...

The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved mystery. The planet closest to the sun has a disproportionately large metallic core—accounting for about 70% of its mass—and a relatively small rocky ...

(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 ...