Latest News About Space Junk and Orbital Debris

Engineers suggest giving satellites launched into space a designated 'parking spot' to prevent accidents and make space more equitable.

Astroscale just scored up to $80 million from the Japanese government to develop a demonstration mission that will study a large, dead satellite in orbit.

The United States government has handed out its first-ever fine to a private company that left space debris in orbit.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a rule that would limit the amount of time that rockets' upper stages stay in orbit.

Two big pieces of space junk almost slammed into each other in low Earth orbit, highlighting the need to clear up space close to home.

Firefly Aerospace launched the Victus Nox mission for the U.S. Space Force on Thursday night (Sept. 14), just 27 hours after receiving the liftoff order.

Greater efforts are needed to make valuable orbits sustainable, according to a new report from the European Space Agency.

Tiny devices on satellites could soon track small pieces of space debris that are invisible to existing space junk monitoring systems but capable of destroying spacecraft if they collide with it.

There's a lot of trash on the moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste. But whose responsibility is it to clean it up?

Space debris is becoming a major issue for both private companies and space agencies. But estimates of how much troublesome litter is actually in orbit are daunting and tricky to make.