Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...

As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...

Southeast Wisconsin was glowing and buzzing Tuesday night as the skies lit up across the Great Lakes region with fiery ...

Different nations have different ideologies, politics, and leadership. Can we imagine Russia under Putin taking part in a cooperative effort to reduce space debris? How about China? North Korea? Iran?

Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

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

As satellites reach the ends of their missions, they turn into dangerous debris that could ... history's first satellite — Russia's Sputnik — humankind has come to rely on space technology ...

The scenario in which space debris collides and creates more debris is called Kessler Syndrome, named after the NASA scientist Donald Kessler.

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back ...

Within minutes of the Starship's breakup, along with videos posted on social media showing a shower of debris from a sudden ... aircraft outside the area where space vehicle debris was falling." ...

The Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates private launch activities, said it had briefly slowed and diverted planes around the area where space debris was falling, but normal operations ...

The FAA reported Thursday night it "briefly slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where space vehicle debris was falling. Normal operations have resumed." SpaceX confirmed the rocket ...