New research is sounding the alarm that rocket debris in space could increasingly pose a threat to aircraft. As the quest to ...

The International Space Station and China's Tiangong Space Station will be visible for early risers. Here's how to make a ...

Space junk originates from everything that is launched by human access to outer space ... There are probably about 50,000 pieces of space junk the size of a softball or larger floating near Earth, ...

Over 46,000 space debris fragments more than 4 inches wide now clutter ... there are about 1.1 million fragments between 0.4 and 4 inches in size and a further 130 million tiny bits smaller ...

Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...

Human-made debris left behind in outer space is a growing problem down on Earth From defunct satellites to rocket parts, debris from everything humans have launched into space since the 1950s is ...

What’s more, space weather can change orbital trajectories — so it’s difficult to predict exactly how and where debris is traveling, according to Dr. Thomas Berger, director of the ...

The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from ...

There are probably about 50,000 pieces of space junk the size of a softball or larger floating near Earth, Boley said. When considering objects between a centimeter or half a millimeter, the ...

The concept known as “Kessler Syndrome” was proposed nearly five decades ago. Experts weigh in on whether the space-based disaster scenario is already unfolding.