Suspected meteor spotted in afternoon sky across Victoria’s Gippsland region
People in Victoria’s east were left confused and fascinated after a streak of white light shot through the…
Space junk found near WA mine linked to Chinese rocket launch
Suspected space junk that crashed near an iron ore mine in remote WA has been linked to a…
Possible space junk found near Western Australian mine site
Suspected space debris is believed to have crashed near a WA mine site, with the Australian Transport Safety…
The space junk crisis: why orbital debris is the next big threat to our future in space
From an astronaut’s point of view, the debris issue isn’t theoretical—it’s existential. Atienza, an analogue astronaut who trains…
A Spacecraft That Hunts Down Space Junk
Astroscale is a 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for developing a satellite designed to rendezvous with space junk,…
Japan’s new plasma engine could clean space junk contact-free
A new propulsion system developed by a researcher at Tohoku University, Japan, could provide a non-contact method for…
6 strange things humans have left in outer space
Humanity’s reach extends far beyond Earth, but it isn’t just satellites and spacecraft that orbit our planet or…