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 ...

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

"This tells us that the magnetized plasma swirling near the event horizon is far from static; it’s dynamic and complex, ...

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

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, ...

In many cases, the plasma released in a prominence then flies into space as a coronal mass ejection (CME). This type of solar storm can collide with Earth's magnetic field and create auroras, as well ...

On Sept. 11, 1985, the International Cometary Explorer, or "ICE" became the first spacecraft to fly by a comet. Originally ...