Space junk may threaten flight delays as satellites crowd Earth’s orbit
While a flight delay or diversion because of bad weather sounds routine, what about a delay caused by…
Bright light blazing across Victorian skies believed to be Starlink satellite debris
Keen-eyed observers across Victoria have been stunned by a bright, large object seen blazing through the skies overhead…
Seismometers Track Dangerous Deorbiting Space Junk
Space debris entering the Earth’s atmosphere moves faster than the speed of sound, producing sonic booms that trigger…
Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors…
‘I’ve never seen it presented this way’
Space junk is perhaps a silly-sounding name, and while it’s not new, the rise of private aerospace firms…
‘I’ve always loved space since childhood – now I run the world’s biggest space fund’
Mark Boggett co-founded Seraphim Space in 2015 and recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. As CEO of the world’s…
Tesla hit by object from sky, could be world-first meteorite car strike
A veterinarian from Whyalla, South Australia, may have experienced one of the rarest incidents ever recorded. His Tesla…
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…