Earth could one day have rings like Saturn — only they’d be made of space junk
Magnets can help un-clutter space, according to new research.
Tag: debris
A new approach to cleaning space junk is being tested in space right now
It's not meant to remove what's already there, but to stop new trash from piling up.
The International Space Station just launched a harpoon-toting satellite to keep it safe from space junk
Few problems will persist after a generous application of stabbings.
New, powerful laser system proposed for the International Space Station’s defense
The station is in serious peril from all the junk we've left in orbit.
The International Space Station is mounting a new device to protect it from space junk
It's a sensor that will tell scientists how common small, but dangerous debris are.
JAXA’s mission to fish for space trash thwarted by faulty tether
Cleaning up is hard.
Swiss scientists to launch “janitor” satellite to clean up space mess
When we started putting satellites on orbit, few could have pondered the idea of space junk, and even fewer would ...
