Space Junk

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.

Asteroids on collision course with Earth can be detected, tracked by new telescopes

Named Flyeye, it will survey the night sky for fast-moving objects and flag them for human researchers to further investigate.

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 plans to create wooden satellites which they hope will cut down on space junk

Takao Doi said all satellites that re-enter Earth’s atmosphere “burn and create tiny alumina particles which will float in the upper atmosphere for many years”.

Space debris detected in broad daylight for the first time using a powerful laser instrument

The distance to the object was also determined by scientists using a special, powerful 'geodetic' laser.

Swiss startup ClearSpace signs contract with ESA to make space debris-free

The mission, ClearSpace-1, is to find and capture Vespa’s upper stage left in orbit after Vega's launch in 2013.

Space is a major legal void, international law needs an update since it was last written

So far, only France has stipulated in its own laws that any satellite in low orbit must be removed from orbit in 25 years.

Space junk, astrobiology, law: Hottest space sciences that will explode in 2019

2019 will be big for all things space, going by the International Astronautical Congress this year.