As more spacecraft are launched, the risk increases that uncontrolled space debris - those without active guidance - will ...

Space debris is a real hazard to life on Earth, a physics expert has warned, highlighting the dangers of falling space junk ...

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

A space physics expert has warned that debris falling from the sky could cause major damage and even kill people.

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...

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 ...

NASA estimates that there are nearly 6,000 tons of space junk in low Earth orbit, moving around our planet at speeds up to 18,000 mph. Most space debris is from human-made objects like pieces of ...

The skies in Southern Wisconsin were lit up last night as people reached out to us about the fiery streaks in the sky.

Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

Debris from a different Chinese rocket in 2020 damaged villages in the Ivory Coast. One family in Florida has filed a lawsuit against NASA after a piece of metallic space debris belonging to the ...

Joseph Wisdom, Spring Lake Joseph Wisdom, Spring Lake According to NASA, most space debris is “human-generated objects” such as “pieces of spacecraft, tiny flecks of paint from a spacecraft ...