Millions of pieces of space junk threaten satellites orbiting Earth. As the risks grow, scientists are exploring robotic ...

In this episode, space junk—why it’s become a big problem and what we can do about it. Plus, wait till you hear what happened with that fragment of space junk the Canadian farmer found in his field.

Three weeks ago, while setting a record for the most spacewalks, astronaut Peggy Whitson lost the shield she carried to protect her against being hit by space debris. The space shield floated away, ...

SpaceX wants FCC approval for up to one million satellites while a new physics paper argues that constellations above a certain size generate their own runaway debris problem, and regulators may be ...

A commercial robotic spacecraft called LINK launched on an emergency mission to save NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been slowly falling toward Earth, on July 3, 2026. Over the coming ...

ClearSpace UK's robotic spacecraft with giant claws will chase down dead satellites at 17,000 mph, with a 2029 launch from Scotland planned.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere. Observational evidence ...

When it comes to UFOs and extraterrestrial life, all that's out there is not so clear. One big issue these days is trash in space. From the moment humankind began space exploration, with the launch of ...

China routinely sends astronauts to and from its space station Tiangong. A crew capsule is about to undock from the station and return to Earth, but there's nothing routine about its journey home. The ...

Chinese authorities are investigating what happened, but so far they have not disclosed the extent of the damage or when the crew might be able to come home. As is often the case with China’s space ...

For decades, we have been littering space with decommissioned satellites and rocket parts orbiting our planet. Now this space debris poses a growing threat to the satellites and spacecraft we rely on.

A commercial robotic spacecraft called LINK launched on an emergency mission to save NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been slowly falling toward Earth, on July 3, 2026. Over the coming ...