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A groundbreaking global report reveals the economic threat of space junk and offers a roadmap to protect our orbital future. The Space Futures Centre and World Economic Forum are rallying the international community to clean up space before it costs us billions.
Two space companies just announced the first commercial service to remove dangerous debris from Earth's orbit, protecting satellites and space stations. The cleanup missions could start as soon as 2027.
Two French space companies are joining forces to tackle the growing problem of space debris, testing technology that could safely remove defunct satellites from low Earth orbit. The partnership shows how collaboration is accelerating solutions to keep space safe for everyone.
Britain is sending two tiny satellites into orbit next year to track dangerous space junk and protect vital communication systems. The mission marks a major step forward in keeping space safe for everyone.
Central and Eastern Europe's tech scene is heating up with over €20 million in fresh funding flowing to innovative startups this week. Polish space company Sybilla Technologies just secured €8 million to help track satellites and debris orbiting Earth.
For two decades, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been quietly revolutionizing our understanding of the Red Planet's watery past. The spacecraft just hit a major milestone while continuing to scout landing sites for future astronauts.
Two French space companies are building a system that could warn satellites about dangerous collisions and help them dodge debris in minutes instead of hours. The breakthrough could make Earth's crowded orbit safer as more than 15,000 satellites circle our planet.
Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space are launching the first repeatable debris removal service to clean up Earth's orbit. Their service could remove dozens of small debris pieces in a single mission, making space safer for satellites we all depend on.
SpaceX has asked federal regulators for permission to launch up to 1 million solar-powered satellites that would function as orbiting data centers for artificial intelligence. The ambitious proposal represents a bold new vision for meeting the world's growing computing needs while harnessing clean energy from space.
A California space company is launching a mission to bring a 100-ton asteroid to orbit near Earth, turning it into a robotic research station for manufacturing materials in space. The breakthrough could make space exploration cheaper and more sustainable by using resources already floating in our solar system.
No more construction waste on streets. Ahmedabad just launched a doorstep pickup service that makes disposing of building debris as easy as making a phone call.
Astronomers discovered the tightest quadruple star system ever found, packed so densely the inner three stars could fit inside Mercury's orbit. Scientists even mapped out the system's fate 276 million years into the future.
NASA just opened a competition that could put your robotics project in space by 2028. Three winning teams will each get up to $500,000 and a free ride to orbit to test their technology on a real space platform.
A Virginia Beach nonprofit is spending hundreds of hours clearing house debris from North Carolina beaches after winter storms destroyed multiple homes. Their mission is simple: bring hope to communities facing disaster.
Astronomers just discovered something they've never seen before: a planetary system 370 light-years away where orbits are shifting so fast they can watch it happen. What usually takes millions of years is unfolding before our eyes.
Europe just took a major step toward revolutionizing GPS technology by launching its first navigation satellites in low Earth orbit. The Celeste mission could make location services faster, more accurate, and more reliable for everyone.
Four years after NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to test Earth's defenses, scientists confirmed it worked even better than expected. The impact not only changed the asteroid's path but altered its orbit around the Sun for the first time in human history.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station stayed up past bedtime to witness the historic Artemis 2 moon launch from 250 miles above Earth. For the first time ever, humans traveling to the moon will be able to look back and see other humans orbiting our planet.
NASA is preparing Artemis III, a rehearsal mission in Earth orbit where astronauts will test docking with commercial lunar landers before returning to the Moon. Four crew members will practice the complex choreography needed for humanity's next giant leap.
Scientists have found a planetary system 370 light-years away where the planets' orbits are shifting so rapidly that astronomers can actually watch the changes happen. Unlike anything seen before, this rare system is giving researchers a front-row seat to how planets reorganize after formation.
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