ESA Taps NorthStar to Lead FALCON Consortium Forecasting Where Uncontrolled Space Debris Will Fall
ESA selected NorthStar to lead the FALCON consortium, aiming to close the ground-impact risk gap in forecasting where uncontrolled space…
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Munich Startup Project-S Emerges From Stealth With Orbital Debris-Detection Funding
Munich startup Project-S raised multi-million-euro seed funding to build radar and AI tools for sub-centimeter debris tracking that ground sensors miss.
Chinese Long March 6C Upper Stage Fragments Into Hundreds of Pieces in Orbit
LeoLabs detected a Long March 6C upper stage breaking into hundreds of pieces at 400-480 km, the latest in a…
SpaceX Opens Free ‘Stargaze’ Collision-Avoidance Service to Outside Satellite Operators as LEO Congestion Grows
SpaceX opened its Stargaze conjunction-warning platform to outside satellite operators for free as LEO congestion and debris risk keep climbing.
NASA Demonstrates GPS-Free Autonomous Navigation for Collision Avoidance
NASA has successfully flight-tested a GPS-free autonomous navigation system that lets small spacecraft determine their position in orbit without satellite…
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Taiwan’s Homegrown Satellite Rocket Self-Destructs Seconds After Liftoff, Scattering Debris in Safety Zone
Taiwan's first satellite launch vehicle test ended in a self-destruct after a trajectory anomaly, with wreckage contained to a planned…
When Megaconstellations Cross the Line: Inside the Research Warning of Runaway LEO Debris
Two independent 2026 studies warn that satellite megaconstellations could trigger runaway debris cascades — and regulators aren't built to catch…
NASA’s LRO Images SpaceX Falcon 9 Crater on the Moon, Reveals New Details
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured and released images of the Falcon 9 crater on the Moon, refining its size and…
New arXiv Study: Six Planned Mega-Constellations Could Trigger Kessler Syndrome Debris Runaway
Six planned mega-constellations breach the Kessler Syndrome runaway threshold, per a new arXiv study—threatening LEO with self-sustaining debris cascades.
Britain Bets £85 Million on Space Junk Surveillance as Debris Cloud Grows
CHILBOLTON, England — Last Wednesday, a spent SpaceX rocket stage slammed into the moon and blasted a fresh crater into…
Five Starlink Conjunctions in Five Days: LEO Traffic Jam Peaks August 9–13
On August 9, 2026, orbital tracking data via Keeptrack.space revealed an unusual Starlink conjunction cluster: five Starlink conjunction events flagged…
A SpaceX Booster Slammed Into the Moon at 5,400 MPH. What Did We Learn?
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage hit the Moon on Aug. 5, 2026, raising accountability questions about disposal rules…
One Metric Tonne of Uncontrolled Space Debris Falls to Earth Every Week as Agencies Push Stricter Disposal Rules
More than one metric tonne of uncontrolled space debris re-enters Earth unguided every week. India, FCC, and ESA are tightening…
Starlink Satellite and MONOLITH Spacecraft Pass Within 6 Meters in Critical LEO Near-Miss
On July 26, Starlink-5262 and MONOLITH came within 6 meters at 5.8 km/s — a maximum-probability conjunction in an increasingly…
NASA & JAXA Complete Critical Design Assessment for LEO Debris Sensor
NASA and JAXA completed design assessments for MACS, a LEO debris sensor set to fly on HTV-X3 to close the…