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

Networks created to measure quakes deep underground could also track old, potentially dangerous satellites burning up in the ...

By mapping areas where seismometers in southern California detected sonic booms, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better ...

Falling satellites and large orbital debris create massive sonic booms and scientists are using them to track dangerous space ...

As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could ...

The space above Earth is getting busier, and scientists say the risks are no longer confined to orbit.

Three Chinese astronauts have been temporarily stranded in space after the vehicle they were meant to travel aboard back to Earth was hit by space debris. Just how much damage the vehicle sustained ...

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 lost ...