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Over 6,600 tons of space junk are floating around in Earth's orbit

There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one | A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit.

Astroscale orbital janitor gets within 15 meters of space junk

Europe In Talks With SpaceX On Tackling Space Junk

Europe agency says it is in talks with SpaceX on tackling space junk

Breakup of Chinese Rocket Prompts Warnings About Space Junk

Chinese satellite broadband launch rocket breaks up into space junk

Waste in space: all the news surrounding space junk

Getting up close and personal with space junk

NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk

Florida family sues NASA as they say their home was hit by space junk

Space junk is raining from the sky. Who's responsible when it hits the Earth?

A hunk of space junk crashed through a Florida man's roof. Who should pay to fix it?

NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From

NASA confirms origin of space junk that crashed through Florida home

Object that slammed into Florida home was space junk for ISS, NASA confirms

NASA Says Space Junk That Crashed Through Florida Home Came From Space Station

Tech Life: Space Junk

Before snagging a chunk of space junk, Astroscale must first catch up to one. ADRAS-J is a precursor to future missions servicing satellites and clearing space junk.

Japanese startup plans to vaporize space junk using ground lasers