A recent event involving a Russian satellite, the Luch/Olymp, which appears to have disintegrated in orbit, has raised alarming questions about the rising threats posed by space debris. The satellite, ...

When a Russian satellite shattered in orbit, the fragments did not simply drift away into the void. They spread into busy ...

When Sir Keir Starmer left for Beijing earlier this week, he probably didn’t imagine that a Chinese rocket would be ...

Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.

Earth is surrounded by human-made debris that orbits our planet. The problem is worsening every year, and 2025 was no different. Space debris experts say nearly 130 million pieces of orbital junk are ...

As space activity expands, the accumulation of man-made objects in orbit has become a critical challenge. Space debris ...

Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments ...

(CNN) — Sometimes, what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to ...

The FCC issued its first-ever fine for a space debris violation, slapping the DISH satellite TV company with a $150,000 penalty. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world's first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh approach to fixing up the galaxy's junk graveyard. Our orbit ...