Space around Earth is filling with discarded hardware, shattered fragments and derelict satellites just as governments and ...

Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage ...

As of August 2024, there were reportedly more than 700 unidentified objects in the Space-Track catalogue maintained by the ...

Space debris became inevitable after the first satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. Since the 1960s, the U.S. Air Force has relied on the Space Surveillance ...

Cutting space-tracking efforts risks collisions — and U.S. leadership in commercializing outer space. September 1, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. EDTToday at 7:00 a.m. EDT ...

Space debris – the collection of defunct human-made objects in Earth's orbit – is already affecting space agencies, companies ...

Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, speaks Sept. 17 at the 2025 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference. Credit: AMOS livestream WASHINGTON — The top ...

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...

Space environment health score shows how healthy - or stressed - Earth’s orbit is expected to become over the next 200 years.

California’s Arkisys and London’s Odin Space have teamed up to offer the first-ever insurance for space debris collisions.

Indian startup Digantara ventures into tracking missiles from space using satellites. Learn about their space surveillance ...

A Starlink satellite faced a serious issue in orbit. Its propulsion tank failed, causing it to spin uncontrollably and break ...