Objects in orbit that fall to Earth can pose a risk to life and infrastructure. Research outlines a new method to follow ...

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

Earth's orbit is getting dangerously crowded with space debris, raising the risk of satellite collisions and global ...

China routinely sends astronauts to and from its space station Tiangong. A crew capsule is about to undock from the station and return to Earth, but there's nothing routine about its journey home. The ...

Despite decades of warnings, governments and private companies have continued launching missions with little plan for what ...

ESA’s Zero Debris Vision sets six priority goals: preventing debris release, ensuring clearance at end-of-life, preventing ...

Researchers have proposed a theoretical timepiece, dubbed the "CRASH Clock," which tells us how quickly satellites would start colliding if they lost the ability to avoid each other, such as during a ...

Scientists fear the "Kessler Syndrome," a theoretical chain reaction where collisions create more debris, potentially ...

When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...