Yellow and orange glow mapping radar intensity, overlaying a picture of Kosmos 482. (Fraunhofer FHR) By Michelle Starr, Published by Science Alert, 15 May 2025 More than 50 years ago in the early 1960s, the Soviet space program embarked on a bold new undertaking to go where no human had
[Image source: eurasiantimes.com] By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 12 May 2025 Some decision-making authorities, previously closely held by the president or secretary of defense, have been delegated to US SPACECOM, according to sources, but military space leaders want more freedom to act. WASHINGTON — When the Space Force
This European Space Agency simulation shows the number of spacecraft currently orbiting the Earth, with many expected to either burn up in the atmosphere, or move to a distant 'graveyard orbit' when they reach end of life By Tom Perkins, Published by The Guardian, 7 May 2025 SpaceX and Starlink
Artist's render of ClearSpace-1 Active Debris Removal mission capturing a defunct satellite in low-Earth orbit. Credit: ClearSpace/YouTube By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 7 May 2025 PUAKO, Hawaii — ClearSpace completed the second phase of the UK Space Agency’s Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, by testing and refining technology
Fragments can come off spacecraft like satellites and disintegrate into tiny – but dangerous – bits of debris in orbit: European Space Agency / Wikimedia Commons By Abhimanyu Ghoshal, Published by New Atlas, 16 April 2025 We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we
A European Space Agency representation of all the space debris 1 mm in size and larger that is currently orbiting Earth. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 2 April 2025 WASHINGTON — Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics company, has secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX
By Simon Sharwood, Published by The Register, 11 March 2025 The thermosphere usually drags space junk to its doom. As it thins, ruined orbits are a possibility Earth's atmosphere is shrinking due to climate change and one of the possible negative impacts is that space junk will stay in orbit
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Ingersleben, Germany on Feb. 19, 2025. (Image credit: Bennett Theile) By Julian Dossett, Published by Space.com, 20 February 2025 The Falcon 9 upper stage failed to deorbit as planned following its Feb. 1 launch. A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early
