Space Debris

Watch: Mysterious light streaks spotted in night sky over California's Sacramento

A user commented that he was glad he missed this sighting, as it could be unsettling if one did not know what it was

Space junk on 5,800 mph collision course with moon

scientists expect the object to carve out a hole 33 feet to 66 feet (10 to 20 meters) across and send moon dust flying hundreds of miles (kilometers) across the barren, pockmarked surface.

27,000 man-made objects in Earth orbit, and counting: Space junk is here to stay

Space junk includes old satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments of exploded or decaying spacecraft

Russia puts International Space Station at risk after conducting anti-satellite missile test

While it is said that a fleck of paint can do major damage, the latest weapons test has created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk and endangered the lives of seven astronauts aboard ISS

Astroscale signs contract with Rocket Lab to launch its orbital debris removal demo mission in 2023

The Electron rocket will launch the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan satellite for the first phase of JAXA's Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project.

Astroscale successfully demonstrated its space junk collection satellite can clear orbital debris

ELSA-d must reattempt the capture-and-release process three more times successfully before Astroscale can consider the mission accomplished.

China defends rocket debris, says it's held to different standards than other countries

Hua Chunying said Beijing was being treated unfairly, the American media romanticises their launches and space debris free falls.

Debris from China's Long March 5B rocket is hurtling towards Earth, expected to crash next week

It could land anywhere from New York, Madrid and Beijing and as far south as southern Chile and Wellington, New Zealand.

Debris removal: Space law is an important part in the fight against space junk

While trying debris removal technologies, it is also imperative that authorities work out the best ways to regulate space activity.

Japan-UK private mission to demonstrate new space debris removal service on 22 March

The Space Surveillance Network is supposedly tracking over 28,000 pieces of debris, on top of the 3,600 working satellites in low-Earth orbit.