Space junk cleanup mission secures a ride to space
ClearSpace A startup geared toward clearing up space junk now has a chance to test its technology after securing a ride aboard to orbit aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket. Switzerland-based…
Watch a cosmonaut hurl a piece of ISS garbage into the abyss
Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin embarked on a spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday to relocate an experiment airlock from the…
Large NASA satellite falls back to Earth after decades in orbit
A 5,400-pound NASA satellite has fallen safely back to Earth after 38 years in space. The retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Bering Sea between…
Space station forced to dodge orbital debris on Monday night
The International Space Station has maneuvered out of the way of debris that was expected to come close to the orbital outpost on Monday night.
NASA concern as junk from an old rocket spotted near space station
NASA is currently assessing the risk of a piece of orbiting junk that could come close to the space station early on Friday.
Space station astronauts take shelter as cloud of debris threatens their safety
Astronauts aboard the ISS were forced to take shelter in their spacecraft early on Monday as the orbiting outpost came close to a cloud of hazardous space junk.
Space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm survives debris strike
The space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm suffered a debris strike recently that caused a visible hole, though the device is still able to function.
An out-of-control rocket is tumbling to Earth, but you should be OK
A large Chinese rocket that launched to space last week is now tumbling out of control, with some experts suggesting debris will hit Earth in the coming days.
Space junk animation shows how Earth’s satellites dodge dangerous debris
Space junk is an increasing problem and poses a threat to active satellites and even human life. Here’s what one space agency is doing to deal with it.
Mission to clear space junk using magnets set for launch
A Japanese-made technology aimed at using magnets to clear low-Earth orbit of hazardous space debris is about to be put through its paces.