"Do we react for everything which has a chance to reach the ground? Or do we react only for the very large objects, as we did ...

The safety concern continues to increase into 2026 as researchers at the University of British Columbia predicted in a study ...

Airlines have long treated thunderstorms, snow and volcanic ash as the main reasons to slow or stop flights. Now a new hazard ...

A spacecraft was recently hit by space junk, raising concerns about the increasing threat of debris in Earth's orbit. This ...

Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From hundreds ...

Space junk is raising safety concerns for aircraft, with a 2025 study warning of a 26% chance debris could pass through busy ...

Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit ...

A dead satellite can become a high-speed hazard in an orbit that is already packed with working spacecraft. That risk is why ...

Space environment health score shows how healthy - or stressed - Earth’s orbit is expected to become over the next 200 years.

Recently, the Chinese launched a Long March 6A rocket to deliver the beginning of a satellite constellation meant to rival SpaceX’s Starlink. Unfortunately, as Ars Technica reports, the second stage ...

The International Space Station (ISS) can't catch a break. Less than a week after completing evasive maneuvers to avoid space junk, the ISS has had to perform yet another burn to avoid even more space ...