Kessler Syndrome, Earth and space

What is Kessler Syndrome and the potential consequences for Earth of growing space debris?
What to know about the growing threat of space debris as satellites multiply and experts warn of potential orbital disaster.
What is the Kessler Syndrome? How space junk has become an orbital threat
Well, many of those objects - or fragments of them - are still there, languishing above Earth in an ever-expanding space junkyard. Because they're expensive to remove, retired satellites are often left in a low-Earth orbit,
Kessler Syndrome: How Our Own Satellites Could Trap Humans on Earth
Kessler syndrome could make space exploration and the use of satellites dangerous, or even unfeasible, for many generations.
With space junk clouding Earth’s orbit, are we barreling toward ‘Kessler Syndrome’?
The concept known as “Kessler Syndrome” was proposed nearly five decades ago. Experts weigh in on whether the space-based disaster scenario is already unfolding.
Kessler syndrome: How crowded satellite orbits could lead to a runaway space debris problem
As the number of satellites in Earth orbit increases, so too does the risk from space debris — and some experts warn certain orbits could already be getting dangerously crowded.
What is Kessler Syndrome? The growing threat of space junk and its consequences
ESA warns that unchecked debris accumulation could lead to Kessler Syndrome, rendering space travel impossible in future.
What Is Kessler Syndrome And Is It Already In Motion? Experts Raise Alarm Over Space Debris Crisis
Scientists warn that growing congestion in Earth’s orbit could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction, threatening satellites and other space-based technologies essential to daily life. This escalating issue is known as the Kessler Syndrome,
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This array of missions from NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and partners for 2025 reflects a busy year—and a dynamic and ...
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Surprise arrival: A fragment of the Moon just circled Earth
Earth briefly hosted a 33-foot object, 2024 PT5, as a mini-moon. Scientists suggest it might be lunar debris from an ancient ...
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Why Stranded NASA Astronauts' Christmas Photo From Space Is Raising One Major Timeline Question
Stranded NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams has followers scratching their heads over a festive new photo that shows the space travelers getting into the holiday spirit lightyears away from earth.
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How AI Can Discover New Asteroids Circling the Earth
Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...
Startup aims to use giant space robots to solve Earth's energy crisis: 'We've got a leadership position'
Space Solar, a U.K. startup, is collaborating with Transition Labs, an Icelandic climate initiative development business, to ...
NASA finalizes strategy for sustaining human presence in low Earth orbit
As part of the agency's efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for low ...
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Before NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Soars On Titan, Model Is Tested On Earth
NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander is designed for flight on Saturn's moon Titan. See a "half-scale Dragonfly lander model" in tests at NASA Langley. Credit: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory M ...
How They Celebrated the Holidays 250 Miles Above Earth
The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating ...