Space junk

Space Junk by John Berkey has just been added to our 'original art' section. Great colors in classic Berkey form. Used by Life Magazine in 1979. Check it out!

A private company has just completed the first successful test of its trash collector

The tiny pieces of junk orbiting the Earth could have a major impact on space exploration.

Only 60 years ago we started space exploration and we’ve already filled our planet’s atmosphere with space debris. Earth’s front porch needs a cleanup.

Originally meant as asteroid defense, a plasma system could find a new purpose.

Derelict satellites could in future be grappled and removed from key orbits around Earth with a space tug using magnetic forces.

Space Debris Institute of Aerospace Systems at the Braunschweig University of Technology

Space junk, conceptual artwork. Large number of satellites orbiting the Earth, representing the hazards of space junk (also called space debris).

The object could be a lost piece of a rocket dating back to the Apollo missions

Created by German photographer, Michael Najjar, each miniature sphere in the image represents an existing object orbiting in space.