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

On April 2, 2024, the night sky over Southern California tore open. A streak of fire ripped through the atmosphere, traveling ...

Atomic-6 unveiled a new 'Space Armor' material that can withstand hypervelocity impacts with zero debris, aimed at protecting satellites and spacecraft from space debris. (video is looped several time ...

Researchers present a novel way to track errant space debris as it falls to Earth in near-real-time, according to a new study. Their method uses ground-based seismic sensors. Over the last several ...

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

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

China’s human spaceflight agency has delayed the return of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and its crew from the country’s space station, Tiangong, after a possible debris impact. It is not yet clear when ...

Three Chinese astronauts — who have already been in space for six months — are having their return to Earth delayed over concerns their spaceship has been damaged by space debris. The Chinese ...