including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station. It was the second time the pair have embarked on a spacewalk. Their previous EVA ...

Spacewalks, which are essential for repairing satellites and conducting maintenance on the International Space Station ... flying debris. In 2016, astronaut Timothy Kopra was nearly hit by ...

A new study from researchers at UBC found that the chance of debris entering air space around major cities is as high as 26 per cent each year.

Our exploitation and exploration of space has left 13,000 tonnes of junk orbiting Earth. Defunct craft and larger pieces of debris are also colliding, adding to the millions of smaller fragments which ...

The chance of getting hit by space junk The Shenzhou-15 module ... spacecraft returning to Earth from the International Space Station. Debris from a different Chinese rocket in 2020 damaged ...

B.C. researchers have found there is a 26 per cent chance space junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy airspace filled with passenger jets — including Metro Vancouver.

But this is only one possible precedent that could reshape the future of space. Pending international discussions on space traffic management, space debris removal, and limiting so-called space ...

“Any time you see something falling through the sky, like leaving that trail of light, whether it’s space junk or a meteor ... from the International Space Station or paint that got chipped ...

The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years ...