Researchers attempted to quantify the risk of a catastrophic collision in orbit by coming up with an alarming new metric.

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From hundreds ...

Back in 1979, Houston became home to a program that searched for ways to create less debris in space and track and remove existing debris. More than four decades later, NASA has called the growing ...

Space objects in orbit total more than 13,000 tons as of September 2024 International Space Station performed 39 debris avoidance maneuvers since 1999 European Space Agency aims to nearly eliminate ...

Avoiding Kessler syndrome One worst-case scenario is the “Kessler syndrome,” in which a chain reaction of accidents floods low Earth orbit with debris. The term was coined in the 1970s by NASA ...

As the number of satellites in Earth orbit increases, so too does the risk from space debris — and some experts warn certain orbits could already be getting dangerously crowded. The mass of debris in ...

Space junk is a major threat with millions of debris pieces now in orbit. Risks range from minor collisions reducing the ...

And like a holiday blockbuster – people have something new to worry about – but marijuana could come to the rescue. Blockbuster disaster movies always have something destroying major cities. Now ...