38-Year-Old US Spy Satellite USA 32 Breaks Apart in Orbit, Space Force Confirms
A 38-year-old NRO satellite fragmented in low Earth orbit, the third confirmed breakup FODNews has tracked in less than two…
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ESA’s 2026 Space Environment Report Finds Orbital Debris Risk Worsened ‘an Order of Magnitude’ in a Single Year
ESA's 2026 Space Environment Report finds the orbital debris risk worsened an order of magnitude in a single year.
Philippines Warns Ships and Aircraft of Falling Chinese Rocket Debris Off Northern Luzon
Twice within 24 hours this week, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) issued a Philippines rocket debris warning covering waters near…
Chinese Yaogan-50 (02) Reconnaissance Satellite Breaks Up in Orbit, 43+ Fragments Tracked
China's Yaogan-50 (02) satellite broke apart on Sept. 5, scattering 43+ tracked fragments into a 600-1,100 km orbital band.
Zero Robotic Servicers Have Ever Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite — Pentagon Is Betting Millions Anyway
No robotic servicer has captured an uncontrolled satellite. The Pentagon is funding deorbit contracts anyway, after Katalyst's LINK failed at…
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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…
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…
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…
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…