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ISS sustains space debris 'lucky strike'
Jun 2, 2021A puncture caused by space junk has been discovered on a robotic arm outside the International Space Station.
Is the 'Black Knight' really an alien satellite ?
Dec 17, 2020For years, some have speculated that this unusual piece of space junk is actually an extraterrestrial device.
Two large pieces of space junk avoid collision
Oct 18, 2020A space junk disaster was narrowly avoided this week when two large objects passed close to one another.
Barman recounts 'Black Knight' UFO sighting
Mar 30, 2020Zayell Gillespie and two friends encountered something very strange over Nottinghamshire, England in 2016.
ESA to launch space debris collector in 2025
Dec 9, 2019If successful, the mission will be the first ever to remove a piece of space junk from Earth's orbit.
Space harpoon snags space junk in orbit
VIDEO Feb 17, 2019A spacecraft has successfully demonstrated how a harpoon can be used to clean up Earth's orbit.
A space war could make space inaccessible
VIDEO Jul 1, 2018As if space junk wasn't already enough of a problem, a war in space could litter the planet's orbit with tons of debris.
Harpoon could drag satellites out of the sky
VIDEO Mar 16, 2018Airbus has been developing a new type of harpoon in an effort to reduce the build-up of space junk in orbit.
Could giant lasers shoot down space debris ?
Jan 15, 2018A new study by researchers in China has put forward a novel new way of tackling the problem of space junk.
Magnetic beam could dispose of old satellites
Jun 24, 2017A French scientist is working on a novel new way to keep Earth's orbit clear of defunct satellites.
Japan's space junk tether fails to deploy
Feb 6, 2017The experimental tether had been designed to help solve the problem of space junk in Earth's orbit.
Could orbiting space junk cause World War 3 ?
Jan 26, 2016Scientists have warned that space debris collisions could have the potential to provoke armed conflict.
ISS narrowly avoids space junk collision
Nov 8, 2014The space station performed an emergency maneuver last month to avoid a piece of orbiting debris.
Soccer-ball robots to patrol for space junk
Sep 6, 2014New self-guided robots could soon be used to help assess the threat posed by items of space debris.
Scientists to zap space debris with lasers
Mar 12, 2014A team of Australian physicists have come up with a new way to deal with the ever-growing field of junk.
Japan to use net to trawl for space debris
Jan 24, 2014The electrodynamic tether will be used as a way to help reduce the large amount of space junk in orbit.
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