Space debris, often referred to as space junk ... Another innovative technique involves contactless attitude control using laser ablation. This method leverages the ability of lasers to exert ...

The number of artificial satellites orbiting the Earth has increased exponentially in recent years, from under 1000 in 2010 ...

A laser beam in outer space that sends orbiting debris to a fiery end in the Earth's atmosphere may soon be a reality. SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. said it is developing a satellite that can shoot ...

The next-most-effective remediation action is to remove centimeter-size debris with a laser system. Nobody tell Marjorie ...

Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental approach to the increasingly ...