Space Junk
You Can Adopt a Piece of Space Junk and It Will Tweet at You
‘Adrift’ aims to raise awareness about the dangers of space debris by allowing you to watch, listen and adopt the junk in orbit.
This Canadian Helped Humanity Fly To Pluto
Frédéric Pelletier navigated the spacecraft from Quebec City.
How the UN’s Top Outer Space Boss Will Fight Space Debris
Asteroids, space weather, flying junk: David Kendall has his work cut out for him.
We Need to Clear Up Space Debris to Make Way for the Small Satellite Boom
With the influx of CubeSats, lower Earth orbit is going to get very busy.
Researchers Are Turning to Game Theory to Tackle Space Debris
Removing space debris is important for securing safe satellite missions.
A Mysterious Piece of Space Junk Is Headed for Earth, and Astronomers Are Stoked
An unidentified piece of space debris originating from beyond the Moon is giving astronomers the rare chance to observe an object on a collision course with Earth.
Why Astronauts Are Stuck on a Two-Day Trip to the Space Station
The fast track to outer space is temporarily out of service.
Astronomers Want to Blast Space Junk by Strapping a Laser to a Telescope
Like Space Invaders with better optics.
The European Space Agency Is Testing Giant Fishing Nets To Clean Up Space Junk
The ESA tested out the technology in zero gravity and found it actually works pretty well.
Watch: A Piece of Space Junk Reenters the Atmosphere Over the US
Part of a Chinese rocket is now probably sitting somewhere in Canada.