Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting Earth at high speeds. The ...

Contact systems physically interact with debris through means such as nets or harpoons and slow it down to a safe level for ...

Defunct satellites, old rocket parts, and thousands of fragments from past missions are rapidly filling Earth's orbit ...

Contact systems physically make contact with the debris, such as by a net or a grappling hook, and slow the debris to a point where it can deorbit safely. This method faces the challenge that most ...

Space plasma physics examines the behaviour of ionised gases in planetary and astrophysical environments where electromagnetic forces dominate over collisional interactions. This field explores ...

The Voyager spacecraft, on a decades-long journey of exploration, have made an unusual discovery at the edge of our solar system. They’ve detected a layer of hot plasma at the solar system’s boundary, ...

The findings came from the spacecraft Juno. The researchers say this will create a better understanding of Jupiter and the ...

Two colossal plasma fountains tore away from the sun in a breathtaking double blast, one of the most impressive eruptions ...

Just like litter is a big problem on Earth, space junk is cluttering up outer space. To dispose of this junk, a Tohoku ...