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

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris ...

Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...

The Starlink satellite reentry sparked at least 62 fireball reports to the American Meteor Society, which shared images and ...

Midwesterners who were out for a nighttime stroll Tuesday saw something a bit unusual in the sky as falling satellite debris ...

A satellite, initially identified as Starlink-5693, reentered Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday, causing a dazzling display visible ...

Rumors of a Russian space nuke, along with other satellite-targeting weapons, have made geopolitical tensions extend into ...

There are billions of pieces of space junk orbiting Earth, and more than 25,000 of those pieces are larger than 10 cm. Though small, these pieces are travelling fast and can cause significant damage ...

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

In just 70 years humanity's exploration and exploitation of space has contaminated Earth orbits with more than 13,000 tonnes of junk. Satellites, tops of rockets, and other pieces of debris.

As humanity casts its gaze further into the cosmos and fills Earth’s orbit with more satellites, space craft and debris, conversations about space policy and the development of an international ...