Dots representing tracked bits of space junk encircle the planet. Most of these objects are concentrated in low Earth orbit — the region of space within 1,200 miles of the Earth's surface. - NASA ODPO ...

One person's trash is another person's treasure, unless, of course, you're talking about space debris, since it's too tough to acquire without a shuttle or a spaceship. That's a shame because space ...

A new report released April 1 by the European Space Agency sheds light on space pollution surrounding our planet — how bad the problem is, and what we need to do to keep Earth orbits clean enough to ...

On a special episode (first released on April 3, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: What happens when today’s treasure – satellites that give us access to broadband internet and accurate weather forecasts ...

Sometimes, what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to lost ...