Despite its reputation, outer space is far from empty, and the region around our planet is particularly riddled with space ...

There are a lot of satellites, and a lot of trash, around our planet — and the quantities are only going to get higher.

We know it’s a problem, and many are working on solutions that could help the junk fall back to Earth. Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken ...

Space-faring nations and companies must urgently ... Beyond the immediate threat of falling debris, there’s a looming danger known as Kessler Syndrome 2. Proposed by NASA scientist Donald ...

Alizee Zimmermann and her husband were rinsing off their dive gear on a relatively muggy January evening when the sky exploded with a dozen shimmering fireballs. “We saw the trails as it started to ...

Where does all that space junk go? And what does climate change have to do with it? The answers are on this episode of The ...

Floridians across the coast witnessed flaming space debris falling from the sky. So, what would happen if a piece of a rocket, or a satellite, or even an asteroid hit your home or car? It is rare ...

PERSEI Space, a startup supported by the European Space Agency and UC3M, is developing a breakthrough solution to tackle ...

Multiple residents across Northern California have reached out to KCRA 3 after seeing an object that looks like a meteor ...

While life on Earth has been dramatic enough lately, there’s also been an unusual amount of news from space in the early ...

The administration cited "falling space debris" shortly after the explosion as the reason for halting flights, with delays lasting for up to 45 minutes. In a statement on the explosion ...

The head of Poland’s space agency was fired over a bungled response to SpaceX debris falling over Polish territory.