"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...

As a result, far fewer satellites will be able to safely operate in near-Earth space in the coming decades, with local space debris emergencies likely to become a norm, a new study suggests.

As Earth's orbit becomes populated with more crafts and devices, researchers are looking for ways to detect and track ...

SpaceX's latest Starship flight test explosion raises concerns about space junk affecting Earth's stratosphere and ozone layer. Researchers highlight ...

The question of accountability looms largest: when debris crashes to the earth, who is responsible and how can they be held accountable? Despite being a critical issue in space governance ...

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was detached from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module by the Canadarm2 robotic ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Earth’s orbit is absolutely littered with space junk, and every new rocket we send ...

The continued release of greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere could increase the longevity of space junk in low Earth ...

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