A new European Space Agency report states Earth's orbit could become 'unusable' due to space debris.

Over 6,600 tons of space junk are orbiting Earth, posing a threat to satellites and future space missions. Learn about the growing problem and cleanup efforts.

Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from ...

Falling space junk produced by rocket launches poses a risk to the aviation industry—with a roughly one-in-four annual chance that a piece of debris will pass through busy airspace. This is the ...

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

Falling space debris is increasingly threatening airplanes, researchers say Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk.

The increasing risk of space junk hitting a plane when it falls back to earth comes as private space exploration ramps up and the number of flights increases.

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's atmosphere can create a collision risk with aircraft in flight. While ...

Doubling the number of objects in space increases the collision risk by approximately four times. How big a problem is space junk? The amount of orbital debris is growing fast, said Ars Technica.

The accidental collision of an American communications satellite, Iridium 33, and a Russian communications satellite, Cosmos 2251 in 2009 also left at least 1,800 pieces of debris in space, which ...

Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day.