We could also tax space junk offenders, making them pay for not just the debris they leave in space, but for the duration they leave it in space, thus incentivizing them to clean up their mess ...

This is a big problem that many people are still trying to figure out, because there is a lot of junk out in space, and it is incredibly dangerous. As of September 2012, we are currently ...

The hazard of space debris is very real, so much so that DARPA has released the Catcher's Mitt report on how to clean up orbital debris. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

The Russian space research company StartRocket has come up with a new way to capture space junk.; There are more than 129 million pieces of debris hurtling around our planet, the European Space ...

[Photos: Space Debris Images & Clean Up] Space junk-targeting lasers probably won't be built anytime soon, however, because the national security implications of such a tool could make it a non ...

One of the reasons space debris is so hard to clean up is because it is often moving extremely fast, at speeds of up to 17,500 miles per hour, ...

SpaceX said on Thursday its debris recovery efforts after last week's Starship explosion have been hindered and it has sought ...

For our space debris dilemma, more recent versions of game theory, such as dynamic game theory and evolutionary game theory, are particularly useful because they can deal with changing circumstances.

A demonstration mission to test an idea to clean up space debris launched Monday morning local time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Known as ELSA-d, the mission will exhibit technology ...

Earth’s orbit contains millions of pieces of dangerous debris. Join Ralph “Dinz” Dinsley as he lays out how we can clean up our act. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll ...

Also called space debris, space junk is comprised of non-operational satellites and other human-made objects that continue to hurtle around Earth's orbit long after they served their purpose.

A research laboratory in England is proposing a bold solution to the problem of space junk cluttering Earth's orbit: using harpoons, nets, and lasers to clean up. They're calling it RemoveDebris ...