space junk

SBUDNIC, a bread-loaf-sized cube satellite with a drag sail made from Kapton polyimide film, designed and built by students at Brown reentered Earth's atmosphere five years ahead of schedule. Image courtesy of Marco Cross.
A low-cost way to reduce space junk
Visualisation of the objects in orbit around the Earth. Credit: Professor Hugh Lewis.
Tackling space junk with a circular economy
Animated depiction of a spacecraft deploying a drag sail in orbit
Deorbiting satellite technology: A partial answer to the serious space debris problem makes its debut
Space has become a trash heap – new help may be on the way
Telescope to track space junk using youth radio station
A Solution for the Space Junk Problem?
Swiss satellite being sent to clean up the mess in outer space
DARPA’s Plan To Harvest Space Junk For New Satellites
Nanosatellite to help keep space clean