A new space environment report from the ESA shows that Earth's space junk problem got significantly worse throughout 2024.

There are a lot of satellites, and a lot of trash, around our planet — and the quantities are only going to get higher.

A new short film from the European Space Agency (ESA) has reignited debate about the escalating hazards posed by space debris ...

More than 130 million pieces of space debris orbit Earth. Collisions with spacecraft risks disrupting critical navigation and ...

Space debris grows rapidly, threatening satellites and future missions if cleanup efforts don't intensify now.

The number of such objects tracked by space surveillance networks increased about 8% last year to around 40 000, ESA said.

Intact satellites or rocket bodies are now re-entering the atmosphere on average more than three times a day. Even without ...

PERSEI Space, a startup supported by the European Space Agency and UC3M, is developing a breakthrough solution to tackle ...

Sustainability in space and the fight against the accumulation of waste produced in Earth orbit are the objectives pursued by ...

The European Space Agency's short documentary film "Space Debris: Is it a Crisis?" on the state of space debris premiered at ...

The space report has revealed that there are more than 1.2 million objects larger than 1 cm in size - they are capable of causing catastrophic damage to existing satellites and the International Space ...

More than 130 million pieces of space debris orbit Earth. If just one piece collides with a spacecraft, it can disrupt ...