Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's ...

As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

A space physics expert has sounded the alarm over the dangers of space junk orbiting Earth at speeds of 18,000mph, warning that it could pose a serious threat to life on our planet. Dr Ian ...

Space debris, or space junk, is any man-made object that continues to orbit Earth but no longer serves a useful purpose, according to NASA. Space junk remains in orbit until it re-enters the ...

A space physics expert has warned that space junk orbiting around the Earth and flying at 18,000mph could pose a genuine threat to those on the planet below. Nottingham Trent University’s Dr Ian ...

Artist's depiction of what a concentrated cloud of space debris might look like. (Credit: NASA) According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are ...

No-one was injured when it had fallen but some ... before it was retired in 2023. The space junk fell just before new year celebrations It seems the separation ring may have been orbiting Earth ...

In fact, though, human space exploration and industrialization has polluted the area around our planet, with the resulting debris known as space junk. The problem is expected to only grow as the ...

It is still not clear what exactly fell onto a Kenyan village last month, but such events are likely to become increasingly common given the amount of space debris ... And no one is going to ...

“There are plenty of cases of people’s property being hit by space debris,” said Fernando. But he said there have been no reports yet of people being hit by falling debris. Thousands of ...