A new study warns that the future could bring a sharp increase in space debris as satellites start to get stuck in Earth’s orbit because of climate ... Instead, they are stuck orbiting in a less dense ...

That junk includes results of old space crashes and parts of rockets with most of it too small to be tracked. There are ...

Climate change is altering conditions in near-Earth space, which could limit the number of satellites that can reliably ...

By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites, like those deployed by SpaceX's ...

As global warming continues, researchers are warning that there will be problems for satellites in low Earth orbit.

Greenhouse gas emissions could reduce drag in the upper atmosphere, leaving more space debris in orbit and making satellites ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Collisions are a growing risk as space gets more crowded, and greenhouse gas emissions could make things worse. Greenhouse ...

That drag pulls space junk down to Earth, burning up on the way ... 7,356 in low orbit — according to the tracking website Orbiting Now. Satellites are critical for communications, navigation ...