The KSA director general said it was lucky that no significant damage was done when the object hurtled to Earth. "The ...

Just this November, an incoming piece of space junk prompted the International Space Station to take action to maneuver itself out of harm's way. A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired ...

managing orbital debris remains a critical challenge for space operations. 'Mass extinction': Scientists predict Earth’s demise, and the clock is ticking faster than ever 'A tunnel from London ...

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.

Here are a few of the most common (and problematic) types of space debris. Take Vanguard-1, a shiny metal ball the US Navy launched in 1958 to respond to the Soviet Union's Sputnik and Sputnik 2.

That "third squadron" which Russian officials have been promising as a reinforcement for ROJESTVENSKY, and recently as an equivalent for the Russian ships destroyed or captured at Port Arthur ...

Officials with the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) officials in Nairobia have reported that a large metallic ring fell from the sky on Dec. 30 , crashing "red-hot" into Mukuku village, in Makueni county ...

A space physics expert has sounded the alarm over the dangers of space junk orbiting Earth at speeds of 18,000mph, warning that it could pose a serious threat to life on our planet. Dr Ian ...