While these megaconstellations promise to bridge the digital gap and stimulate economic growth, they also increase the risks of orbital congestion and collisions. Rising risks of collisions and ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well ...

A spacecraft was recently hit by space junk, raising concerns about the increasing threat of debris in Earth's orbit. This ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk. The leftover rocket will slam into the far side of the moon Friday. Experts think it is from a China launch ...

Now from airplanes to outer space. We have news of three Chinese astronauts who are finally back on Earth. They'd had to extend their stay on China's space station by more than a week due to space ...

A dead satellite can become a high-speed hazard in an orbit that is already packed with working spacecraft. That risk is why ...

Key opportunities in the space traffic management market include increased adoption of advanced sensors for precision monitoring, greater demand for collision-risk assessment amid growing orbital ...

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Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between ...