As humanity reaches out towards space, thousands of commercial satellites are being launched into Earth's orbit. The launch of these satellites at a record, breakneck speed has also spurred a growing swarm of space debris, which has become the cause of concern for governments and private companies alike.

As space race zooms junk in Earth’s orbit, US Space Command shares ‘responsible space behaviours’

The word space debris can commonly be interpreted as man-made objects in space that are no longer serving a useful purpose. This could include large and small defunct satellites, spent upper stages of rockets, etc.

100mn+ millimetre-sized space debris a serious threat to astronauts, says NASA Chief Scientist

Mars is a far-away dream. That is not to say that humans haven't reached the planet: we have, albeit, by proxy, as our rovers have been on the red soil. However, no man has ever stepped foot on Mars's surface.

Humans yet to set foot on Mars, but the red planet is already 'littered' with 7000 kg of our trash

Space junk as they are called has become a new concern for space agencies. Astronauts on the International Space Station carry out an avoidance maneuver to not get hit by a piece of debris floating in zero gravity, here's a short illustration on how the so-called space junk is formed, take a look.

Expanding problem of space debris: What is space junk? Why is it a problem?

An out-of-control Russian Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket stage made an uncontrolled re-entry back to Earth on Wednesday and media reports have stated that it landed in the Pacific Ocean.

Part of failed Russian rocket makes uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, crashes

Space debris is becoming a pervasive problem for all scientific paraphernalia in space. Over decades, debris from satellites, rockets, and other space machinery has been locked in Earth’s orbit.

A piece of space debris recently damaged the International Space Station

China said Friday the risk of damage from a rocket falling back to Earth was "extremely low" after the United States warned it could crash down on to an inhabited area.

China says 'extremely low' risk of damage from rocket debris

NASA recently released its biggest load of garbage into space. Dubbed as the largest piece of garbage to be unleashed into Earth's orbit, it was released from the International Space Station (ISS) last week.

NASA just ejected its biggest pile of garbage into Earth's orbit. Should we worry?

Space debris is a serious issue. Pieces of defunct satellites and remains from previous space missions pose huge threat to satellites that are currently running.

This collision may increase space debris around Earth by 20 per cent

It’s no surprise that the space around our home, planet Earth is becoming increasingly crowded. Over the last decade, new countries have entered the “Space war”, deploying satellites and technology of their own over time.

UK is planning to remove debris from space. Here's why every country should be doing it!

The Pentagon said on Thursday that the space debris from India's A-Sat (anti-satellite) missile test would burn up in the atmosphere. The Pentagon said it stood by Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan's assessment last week that the debris would eventually burn up in the atmosphere.

Mission Shakti: Pentagon says space debris from anti-satellite test will burn up in atmosphere

After India's Mission Shakti or Anti-Satellite Missile test, the United States embassy in New Delhi issued a statement saying, it will continue to pursue shared interests in space with India.

Will continue to pursue shared interests in space with New Delhi: US on India’s ASAT Test

India has said it has no intention of entering into an arms race in outer space and Anti-Satellite Missile(ASAT) test was done just to "verify" that the country has the "capability to safeguard our space assets.

No intention of entering into arms race in outer space: India after ASAT test

Although, ISRO says that it was making efforts to establish a link, with preliminary data showing there are chances of recovery

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