"Despite several initiatives for space debris mitigation in recent years and modest improvements in public awareness, there is a general consensus that more ambitious actions are urgently needed from ...

Artist's depiction of what a concentrated cloud of space debris might look like ... Credit: ESA It's simple: The more stuff there is orbiting Earth, the higher the likelihood that some of ...

and prevent the accumulation of space junk. There are currently 17 SDGs, adopted by UN members in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet for future generations ...

Just this November, an incoming piece of space junk prompted the International Space Station to take action to maneuver itself out of harm's way. A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired ...