Nottingham-based GMV UK has developed new software to help predict and prevent collisions between satellites orbiting Earth, where crowded space is making close calls increasingly common Scientists are putting space junk in the bin (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

British tech scientists have created and launched new software aimed at preventing satellites from colliding with space debris. The system, developed by Nottingham-based GMV UK, is designed to prevent crashes between satellites in low Earth orbit, where the increasing congestion of space is leading to more frequent close encounters.

The technology was conceived and developed in the UK, with backing from the European Space Agency's ARTES programme and the UK Space Agency . The software operates from Earth, utilising

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