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 ...

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can ...

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

Williams wasn’t injured by this mysterious item, which she later learned came from a space rocket—making her the first person ...

Space debris falling to Earth is a growing threat to aircraft, and experts are trying to reduce the risk.

The European Space Agency estimates roughly three pieces of space debris fall to Earth each day. The FAA is recommending ...

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

The first emergency operation in the history of China's human spaceflight program ended on Jan. 19 when an uncrewed Shenzhou ...

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.