Russian Space Junk Nearly Downs Chinese Satellite Christopher Plain·January 21, 2022A Chinese science satellite narrowly avoided a potentially catastrophic collision with debris from an exploded Russian satellite earlier...
Earth ‘On Course’ for Saturn-Like Ring of Space Junk Christopher Plain·November 30, 2021Space Junk is filling Earth’s orbit so rapidly that one researcher recently said he believes we are on...
Space Junk Causes Minor Damage to the ISS’s Robotic Canadarm2 Micah Hanks·June 2, 2021An object identified as orbital debris or "space junk" recently struck the Canadian-operated robotic arm on the International Space Station, according to officials with the Canadian Space Agency.
Is That a UFO? No, it’s Space Junk, and it Poses a Real Threat to Space Missions Micah Hanks·April 27, 2021A growing concern for astronauts, and for future space operations in general, is the threat posed by space junk in Earth's orbit.