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 ...

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.” ...

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 ...

Space is littered with man-made trash that threatens satellites, space missions and life on Earth. A newly designed European Space Agency robot will drag the junk back toward Earth, where it will burn ...

A US startup plans to launch four robots onboard SpaceX and ULA rockets next year. Rogue Space Systems' robots will carry out different tasks, like fixing satellites and tackling space debris. Rogue's ...