As space junk increases, more operators are choosing to launch without any insurance at all. To compensate, companies are ...

The European Union has unveiled a long-anticipated space law, but details of how its provisions will be implemented could ...

A long-dead experimental Nasa satellite suddenly emitted a powerful energy blast recently, leaving scientists perplexed.

Thousands of pieces of space junk are orbiting Earth and the number keeps growing. Here’s what’s floating up there, where it ...

Space debris is cluttering low Earth orbit, posing a growing threat to satellites, space stations, and future missions.

Satellites that retire are deorbited into a graveyard orbit within 25 years of their missions ending. This is the case with ...

How debris from fourth SpaceX launch failure this year fell into Mexico; what is the danger of space debris generally?

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...

It was the first known in-orbit collision to occur between two human-made spacecraft, but certainly not the last: In 2023, ...

First discovered by a Chilean telescope in December 2024, the space rock caused panic. Early models warned of a possible ...

According to a new study, a Moon strike by asteroid 2024 YR4 could create a debris cloud weighing more 100,000,000kg – 10 per ...

The 60-meter asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4.3% chance of hitting the Moon, potentially releasing 100 million kilograms of debris ...