A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world's first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh approach to fixing up the galaxy's junk graveyard. Our orbit ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Cleaning up a dirty kitchen or bedroom is one thing but when the mess is in space, the problem becomes infinitely more difficult to solve. “We have a big space junk problem that's ...

If you can sit through this Theramin-tinged cacophonous din, you might just start to appreciate this pile of junk and household detritus playing the erstwhile wonderful Gnarls Barkley song, “Crazy.” ...

BERLIN — Nets, harpoons and killer robots could become weapons of choice to hunt down the space junk threatening crucial communications satellites currently in orbit round Earth, scientists said ...

An American space firm aims to use United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX rockets to launch orbiting robots next year, 2023, according to a report by Insider. Four robots are now being built by the ...