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NASA's Relay 2 satellite had been dormant since 1967 — until last summer, when it emitted a very powerful burst of energy.

Long-Dead NASA Satellite Suddenly Lets Out Epic Blast of Energy

By Noor Al-Sibai

Startup Magdrive claims to have developed a satellite that could one day be used to clean up space junk — by gobbling dead satellites.

Startup Working on Spacecraft Designed to Eat Dead Satellites for Fuel

By Victor Tangermann

A man in Poland discovered the purported remains of a second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in his backyard.

Man Wakes Up, Finds That Large Chunk of SpaceX Rocket Has Crashed Into His Garden

By Victor Tangermann

The Kenya Space Agency identified a "red-hot" eight-foot metal ring as a piece of space junk. Experts are still torn about its exact origin.

Expert Not Convinced Mysterious, 8-Foot Ring of “Space Junk” in Kenya Actually Came from Space

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which was launched in 1969, moved to a different position in its orbit.

Scientists Puzzled by Military Satellite That Appears to Have Been Moved to a Distant Location

By Victor Tangermann

Space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified a whopping 500 pieces of debris left over from an exploded Boeing satellite.

Boeing Satellite Exploded Into at Least 500 Pieces of Debris

By Victor Tangermann

A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces

By Victor Tangermann

Some of the world's leading space experts are warning that the current space junk crisis surrounding our planet is soon to reach a head.

A Massive Space Junk Disaster in Orbit Is Inevitable Now, Scientists Warn

By Noor Al-Sibai

A public interest group is calling on governments to conduct an environmental review into mega constellations like SpaceX's Starlink.

Elon Musk Slammed for Filling Orbit With Space Junk

By Victor Tangermann

We're just not good enough at complicated ways space junk falls through the atmosphere, even stuff that's designed to burn-up.

Experts Warn That We’re Vastly Underestimating the Threat of Falling Space Junk

By Frank Landymore

Astronauts on board the ISS were forced to shelter inside their respective spacecraft after reports indicated a nearby satellite broke up.

Astronauts Sheltered in Escape Vehicles as Debris Menaced Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian farmer, who found massive pieces of SpaceX junk on his farm, has sold them and is using the money to pay for a hockey rink.

SpaceX Pays for Rocket Parts That Fell to Farm of Canadian, Who Vows to Use Money to Pay for Hockey Rink

By Victor Tangermann

A gigantic piece of a SpaceX rocket crashed down on a rural farm in Saskatchewan, Canada — and the story only gets more Canadian from there.

Giant Piece of Space Junk Crashes Down on Farm of Canadian, Who Intends to Sell It and Spend Money on Hockey Rink

By Victor Tangermann

A Japanese spacecraft claims to have rendezvoused with a three-ton piece of rocket debris in a high-stakes flight, the BBC reports.

Japanese Spacecraft Chases Down Derelict Rocket

By Sharon Adarlo

Last month, a 2-pound object crashed through the roof of Alexandro Otero's home in Florida. NASA admitted it belonged to the space station.

NASA Admits Space Station Junk Crashed Through Man’s Roof

By Victor Tangermann

A sizable, cylindrical object crashed through the roof of a Florida home — and experts believe it may have originated from the ISS.

NASA Recovers Debris That Crashed Through Florida Man’s Roof

By Victor Tangermann