World Sep 3, 2021
Space junk, long feared, is now an imminent threat
by Adam Minter
Although the vast majority of space junk is the size of a grain of sand or smaller, at least 26,000 pieces are big enough to destroy a satellite.
World / Science & Health Mar 1, 2019
'100 alarms a day': Europe's satellites flying blind as space junk threat spreads
Europe needs its own technology to guard against a growing threat to its satellites from space junk ranging from dead satellites to tiny particles, according to a top adviser to the European Space Agency (ESA). With the world increasingly reliant on orbital infrastructure to maintain ...
Commentary / World Sep 24, 2018
Space junk presents a clear and present danger
by Mark Buchanan
Pollution generated by human activity isn't limited to the Earth and its climate.
National Jun 30, 2016
Japanese space agency to trial electric cable for space junk removal
The space agency is planning an experiment to remove simulated space junk as part of efforts to develop a simple and inexpensive disposal system for objects that might puncture the International Space Station or destroy satellites. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said scientists will try ...