In 2032, a rare astronomical event may unfold, as asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with the Moon, resulting in a once-in-5,000 ...

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

Webb’s new images of the Bullet Cluster reveal the most detailed dark matter map yet, shedding light on cosmic collisions and ...

Space debris monitoring and removal market was valued at $976.00 million in 2022, and is estimated to reach $2,010.3 million by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 7.7% WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, July 2, ...

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

Japan aims to take the initiative in establishing international rules as soon as possible, as space debris removal technology could potentially be utilized by a country to neutralize another’s ...

The next big space threat isn't to Earth. It's to the Moon.

If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would ...

Space is getting increasingly crowded and experts are sounding the alarm. In a report, the European Space Agency said around 1,200 pieces of rocket and satellite debris fell back to Earth last year.

Every year, at least one satellite is destroyed by a space junk collision. With more than 130 million pieces of debris now trapped in orbit around Earth, the European Space Agency (ESA) expects ...

As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing By Owen Bellwood February 3, 2025 10:15 am EST ...

This is how debris finds itself languishing in space—and what some organizations are doing to mitigate the problem.