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.

"Perhaps robotic satellites would be a more cost-effective way to provide some servicing to those lower-expense satellites," ...

“We have a big space junk problem that's sort of off everyone's radar, pun intended," explained Jake Abbott. Abbott is a Mechanical Engineering Professor at the University of Utah and said space ...

A newly designed European Space Agency robot will drag the junk back toward Earth, where it will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere or drop into the ocean. NBC News’ Josh Lederman reports.

Innovation Junk-grabbing robot set to clean up space debris March 20, 2024 UK startup Astroscale has demonstrated what it hopes will be a solution to the trash that's floating around in Earth'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 ...

Junk robots While robots are typically thought of as fodder for high-end tinkerers, there's also a number of robotics enthusiasts who value simplicity and affordability.