Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

Did you see it? Some in the western suburbs of Chicago Tuesday, including Yorkville and Wadsworth, reported seeing objects ...

Space junk is a major threat with millions of debris pieces now in orbit. Risks range from minor collisions reducing the ...

So what is space junk? Where does it come from? And why has it become a problem? Officially known as “orbital debris,” space junk refers to human-generated objects in space. According to NASA ...

The new study found there's a 26% chance the threat of space junk could shut down a crowded airspace in Europe, Asia or North ...

Because this space junk poses serious risk to astronauts and ... creating incentives for companies to minimize orbital debris and stimulating collective scientific cooperation.

Orbital space is a finite resource ... New technology alone isn’t enough to fix the space junk problem—we’ll need legal reform, too. The current global space policy is a patchwork of ...

A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris ...

Also called space debris, space junk is comprised of non-operational satellites and ... astronauts' lost tool bags can combine with old satellites to create a halo of orbital debris that lasts for ...