NASA is preparing to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) by gradually lowering its orbit until it reenters Earth’s atmosphere around 2030. The agency intends for the station to burnContinue Reading
The increasing human footprint in space has resulted in a concerning issue – space debris, also known as space junk. The U.S. Air Force currently tracks over 25,000 pieces ofContinue Reading
For years, space agencies have championed clearing out space junk – old satellites and debris – to prevent collisions and keep Earth’s orbit tidy. However, a new theory challenges thisContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, wants to get rid of about 100 of its old Starlink internet satellites. They will do this by controlling them so that they burn up inContinue Reading
A Japanese startup called EX-Fusion has revealed a unique plan to address the issue of space junk by using lasers to eliminate it. This innovative approach is just one ofContinue Reading
Space junk is a serious problem, a point which NASA has been stressing of late. The European Space Agency’s mission,experimental mission, Clearspace-1, which aimed to remove a significant piece of debrisContinue Reading
Space junk has been building ever since Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957. Since then, earthlings have clogged the space around the planet with derelict rocket bodies, dead spacecraft,Continue Reading
Climate change may be making our space junk problem even worse. The rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet’s upper atmosphere are causing its density to drop. That lower densityContinue Reading
