There’s a lot more circling our planet than satellites and space stations. A new TED Ed video takes a deep dive into the bizarre and dangerous world of orbital debris, showing how space has quietly turned into a cosmic junkyard. Believe it or not, there …

More than 130 million pieces of space debris are currently orbiting Earth. As space exploration increases, researchers warn that we need to clean up the debris before the situation worsens. There is now more traffic in the lunar region — the space between …

A Japanese venture firm aiming to develop technology to remove space junk says its satellite successfully took close-up photos of rocket debris orbiting the Earth. Astroscale Japan released the images on Tuesday. They show the second stage of an H2A rocket …

… 's skies, the space junk orbiting our planet does too — making …

… 's skies, the space junk orbiting our planet does too — making …

Litter is not just a terrestrial problem, it seems. International space agencies, governments and the space community around the world are increasingly worried over the 170 million pieces of junk swirling around the earth's orbit.It can be in the form …

ClearSpace and other companies are developing satellites able to grab big pieces of space debris and safely dispose of them. “We have a giant claw, basically,” says Holmes. “We go and grab the bits and pull them down… into the top of the atmosphere so they …

… 140 million pieces of space junk orbiting Earth, ranging from defunct satellites …

… pieces of rockets. This floating junk orbits the Earth at astonishing speeds …