Latest about space junk
Where will we be in space in 2049? A look at spaceflight over the next 25 years
The next quarter-century in space exploration could be historic, the era in which humanity finally establishes a foothold on the moon and Mars.
A new, deadly era of space junk is dawning, and no one is ready
A Saskatchewan farmer's near miss with potentially lethal debris falling from orbit highlights the skyrocketing risks and murky politics of space junk.
Private space-junk probe gets up-close look at discarded rocket in orbit (photo)
Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft snapped a striking image of a rocket body floating lifeless above a blue-and-white Earth, with the sun's glare reflecting off of it.
Chinese astronauts install space-junk shielding on Tiangong space station (video)
Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation's Tiangong space station during a July 3 EVA.
Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline
SpaceX has established a debris hotline and a special email address to aid folks who may have found fallen pieces of the company's hardware.
Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home
A Florida family has filed a claim with NASA after discarded components from the International Space Station crashed through their house.
Private space-junk-inspection probe spots discarded rocket in orbit up close (photo)
A discarded Japanese rocket was recently imaged up close by the ADRAS-J mission.
Japan to launch world's 1st wooden satellite in September
Japan plans to launch the world's first wooden satellite this year, in an effort to reduce the environmental impacts of reentering spacecraft.
Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)
A large piece of debris was found on a mountainside in North Carolina last week, suspected to be left over from the reentry of SpaceX's Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.
