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

That leaves room for just 148,000 in the orbital ... The problem is that atmospheric density is the only thing that naturally pulls space junk out of orbit. Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t suddenly ...

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.

Alizee Zimmermann and her husband were rinsing off their dive gear on a relatively muggy January evening when the sky ...

It is poised to exacerbate the growing problem of space debris, potentially shrinking the usable space for satellite in low Earth orbit ... which monitors orbital debris. That junk includes ...

Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists ... for functioning satellites and posing a growing problem for the long-term use of Earth’s orbital space, a study published Monday in Nature ...

The current state of Earth's climate has no recorded precedent. The consequences of the sheer volume of anthropogenic ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess ... according to The Aerospace Corporation, which monitors orbital debris. That junk includes ...

Climate Change, Already Causing Problems on Earth, Could Soon Create a Mess ... which monitors orbital debris. That junk includes results of old space crashes and parts of rockets with most ...

Growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are making the upper atmosphere thinner, decreasing its ability to pull space junk ... orbital traffic. "Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth ...