The study published on Nature.com highlights the threat growing space exploration can cause humanity back on Earth ...

A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.

Space junk is anything that humanity has put into low Earth orbit that hasn't either fallen back to the planet or spun out into space—and there's a lot of it. Anncy Thresher, an assistant ...

Scientists have identified a new threat that could disrupt the commercial airspace as at least three deadly crashes have ...

Well, that’s becoming an image of orbital space, too. Every time something orbiting Earth crashes into another object floating around, it creates additional debris. With 35,000 pieces of garbage ...

A new study highlights the growing danger of falling space debris ... orbiting Earth and are destined to re-enter the atmosphere uncontrolled. “The highest-density regions, around major airports ...

It is estimated that more than 2,300 rocket bodies remain in orbit around the Earth. There are precedents for space junk disrupting air travel. In 2022, for example, a falling 20-tonne fragment of ...

NASA is testing new robot grippers that could one day remove space debris and help repair satellites in Earth’s orbit. On February 4, 2025, NASA’s Astrobee robot successfully grabbed a ...