Dots representing tracked bits of space junk encircle the planet. Most of these objects are concentrated in low Earth orbit — the region of space within 1,200 miles of the Earth's surface. - NASA ODPO ...

When a Russian satellite shattered in orbit, the fragments did not simply drift away into the void. They spread into busy ...

NASA’s EMIT sensor uses imaging spectroscopy and spectral libraries to support large-scale tracking of plastic and other marine debris from space.

In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on ...

Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee voted to approve a NASA authorization bill this week, advancing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three Chinese astronauts have been temporarily stranded in space after the vehicle they were meant to travel aboard back to Earth ...

Scientists at NASA are beginning to look at ocean debris from an unfamiliar angle, not from ships or beaches, but from orbit.

NASA is exploring a way to track ocean debris, focusing on creating a spectral library, essential for developing space-based ...

What appears to be space debris was found in rural Australia, but don't fret, this is not the beginning of an alien invasion or something out of a sci-fi movie. On Saturday, Oct. 18, at around 2 p.m.

Sometimes, what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to lost ...