"LEO is an orbital space junk yard," NASA explained. "There are millions of pieces of space junk flying in LEO. Most orbital debris comprises human-generated objects, such as pieces of spacecraft ...

On Saturday, November 2, humans will have continuously lived in space on ... these points. NASA has decided to take some risks when it comes to micrometeoroids and orbital debris (MMOD) due ...

There are roughly 3,000 dead satellites littered across space, along with 34,000 pieces of large space junk and millions of ... including its space business. NASA recently said its 2025 Commercial ...

A communications satellite broke apart into smaller fragments in geostationary orbit after an unexpected failure rendered it irrecoverable, littering space with more junk that increases the chance ...

The move is what NASA calls a Pre-Determined Avoidance Maneuver (or PDAM). The ISS was never fully at risk of colliding with the Russian space debris. However, NASA says the move was meant to add ...