As global numbers of space launches relentlessly skyrocket, so, too, does the amount of dangerous space debris that reenters ...

Space debris is an escalating concern. According to an April 2025 report from the European Space Agency, an estimated 1.2 ...

Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft survives reentry, Shenzhou-23 arrives at spaceport China’s damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft ...

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

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

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

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

Space debris entering the Earth’s atmosphere moves faster than the speed of sound and it's hard to predict where it will ...

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into their sonic booms.

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