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 ...

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 ...

Government officials in Turks and Caicos said they are not aware of any specific risks at this time related to the Starship debris, but added that space debris “can sometimes contain hazardous ...

Artwork showing two of the potential dangers of low-Earth orbit: space debris and solar flares ... in many aspects of modern life, including TV broadcasts, internet connectivity and satellite ...

As satellites reach the ends of their missions, they turn into dangerous debris that ... has come to rely on space technology in many aspects of modern life, including TV broadcasts, internet ...