space junk
What Would a Sustainable Space Environment Look Like?
A new study paints a dire picture about Earth's orbital debris environment and highlights the need for mitigation strategies
A Chunk of Space Junk Just Hit the Far Side of the Moon
Observers have been tracking a chunk of space junk, waiting for it to strike the Moon. It should've hit the…
The Object About to Hit the Moon isn’t a SpaceX Booster After All
Last month, astronomers reported that a discarded upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, launched 7 years ago, was on…
Doomed Satellite was Equipped With a Drag Sail to Deorbit it After its Mission was Complete
A team at Purdue University developed a drag sail to attach to satellites to help them de-orbit to combat space…
We Need to Fix Space Junk Before It’s Too Late
As of 2020, there were over 19,000 pieces of individually tracked space junk in orbit above the Earth. Of those,…
Starlink and OneWeb Have Their First Avoidance Maneuver With Each Other’s Constellations
Two companies, OneWeb and SpaceX, are racing to put fleets of thousands of communication satellites into orbit. In March they…
Ground-Based Lasers Could Push Space Debris off Collision-Course Orbits
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) are finding new uses for the laser-based technology that sharpens telescope imagery –…
How Long Will Space Junk Take to Burn Up? Here’s a Handy Chart
If the Roman Empire had been able to launch a satellite in a relatively high Low Earth Orbit – say…
A Steampunk Engine to Solve Your Satellite Woes!
NASA contractor Howe Industries just presented their design for a "steampunk" engine that could allow satellites to maneuver, without the…
About 3% of Starlinks Have Failed So Far
A new analysis indicates that 3% of Starlink satellites have failed since they were launched to orbit, which could mean…