Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine wilderness and more like a crowded shipping lane, with thousands of ...

The European Space Agency and ClearSpace of Switzerland are targeting 2026 for a debris removal mission, in which a long-discarded payload adapter will be ...

In 1978, NASA researcher Donald Kessler and his colleagues published a paper titled “Collision frequency of artificial satellites: The creation of a debris belt.” The paper laid down a grim warning: a ...

Discover how space debris tracking technology, automated satellite collision avoidance systems, and active debris removal missions prevent Kessler syndrome and protect orbiting spacecraft.

CNN — In 1978, NASA scientist Donald Kessler warned of a potential catastrophic, cascading chain reaction in outer space. Today known as "Kessler Syndrome," the theory posited that space above Earth ...

There was a youtube video with a clickbait title of – Megaconstellations May Be Just 2 Days Away From Causing a Kessler Syndrome. The video was made over a month ago. So the specific title NEVER ...

The problem of orbital debris buildup is one that the entire space-faring world has been aware of for decades. Kessler Syndrome was proposed in 1978, and though there have been some efforts to deorbit ...