Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...

You might think the odds of a piece of space junk crashing down to Planet Earth and hitting you are incredibly small - or ...

the first-ever removal of an item of space debris from orbit," according to ESA. Credit: ESA/Clearspace SA Finneas issues ...

The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years ...

The "extensive" debris removal process is underway in Los Angeles County to clear rubble from burn scar areas ahead of potential rain that could create dangerous landslides and runoff, officials say.

President Donald Trump seems poised to dissolve the White House's National Space Council after being heavily lobbied by SpaceX to do so, Reuters reports — which ultimately sounds like a ...

Gary Boyle, aka The Backyard Astronomer, told CTV News the object could have been a meteor or "even space junk, but most likely a small piece of the leftover material that created the solar system." ...

The Federal Aviation Administration activated a Debris Response Area, which it said is used if a space vehicle's debris falls outside identified hazard areas. Success is uncertain, but entertainme ...

Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris ...

Even the International Space Station often has to adjust its orbit to dodge debris. Currently there are more than 25,000 pieces of trackable human-made junk larger than 10 centimeters orbiting Earth.

Space environmentalist Moriba Jah warns that the amount of space junk orbiting our planet is rising fast, and if we don’t act soon, space will become unusable, taking with it technology we’ve ...