The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook
The amount of space junk will increase as we continue to launch objects into space, but there are ways to curb damage on the ground.
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Space junk: a recycling station could be cleaning up in Earth orbit by 2050
Satellites monitor climate change, guide people with GPS and keep us connected through texts and social media, but they’re under threat.
Scientists calculate the risk of someone being killed by space junk
The southern hemisphere is more likely to be hit by space debris than the northern one.
Boom in space tourism threatens to boost the amounts of space junk and climate emissions
Space junk and carbon emissions are just some of the problems with a boom in space travel.
Keep your local orbit tidy – two techniques for tackling the problem of space junk
Back of the net! Litter-picking mission will leave space junk caught up in a web.
Space junk: Astronomers worry as private companies push ahead with satellite launches
SpaceX recently launched 60 satellites into orbit around Earth as part of its Starlink programme.
Space offers no escape from the surly bonds of Earthly politics
Seasoned observers of the United Nations generally regard the organisation’s lofty aspirations to the “betterment of humankind” and the eternal pursuit of “peace and security” as just the rhetorical tokens…
Tiangong‑1 crash: why it’s so hard to predict where space debris will land and what can be done about it
Air resistance makes it near impossible to predict the path of a crashing satellite.
Space junk will crash back to Earth on Friday the 13th – but it’s no bad omen
A crashing piece of space junk could be a a good fortune for researchers, despite falling on Friday the 13th.
Thousands more satellites will soon orbit Earth – we need better rules to prevent space crashes
The shift toward mega-constellations is a challenge for global space governance.
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