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The ever-growing issue of space debris worsens with each passing moment; some fragments could be on a collision course back ...

SpaceX's latest Starship flight test explosion raises concerns about space junk affecting Earth's stratosphere and ozone ...

At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour. This ...

Scientists have warned that greenhouse gas emissions will result in less space junk being burned up – and more debris ...

The recent discovery of debris from SpaceX’s Starship rocket in Bahamian waters has raised concerns about the potential dangers of space junk landing in The Bahamas.

A large fireball streaking across the sky over central Victoria has been caught on camera by dazzled onlookers.

Dozens of people have reported what is believed to be burning space junk moving across southern Australian skies on Saturday night.

In 2020, the European Space Agency signed a contract with Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to "purchase a unique service: the first-ever removal of an item of space debris from orbit," according to ESA. C ...

A recent MIT study reveals that climate change is exacerbating the accumulation of space debris, potentially reducing satellite capacity in low Earth orbit by up to 82% by century's end. As upper ...

Following SpaceX’s Starship explosion, the issue of space debris emerges as a significant environmental concern. Here’s what ...