What appears to be space debris was found in rural Australia, but don't fret, this is not the beginning of an alien invasion or something out of a sci-fi movie. On Saturday, Oct. 18, at around 2 p.m.

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 ...

One person's trash is another person's treasure, unless, of course, you're talking about space debris, since it's too tough to acquire without a shuttle or a spaceship. That's a shame because space ...

Space is filling up fast, and the risk that a tiny fragment of junk can cripple a multimillion‑dollar satellite is no longer theoretical. In response, two specialist firms are joining forces to sell ...

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 lost ...

"Some will not change behavior until something bad happens." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth is surrounded by human-made ...

A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated by relics more than a quarter-century old, primarily dead rockets left to hurtle through space at the end ...

What is more concerning is that there are tens of thousands of pieces of debris larger than 10 centimeters, each capable of crippling satellites or endangering crews, and there is currently no ...

We have launched all manner of satellite and machinery into low-Earth orbit. But what goes up must come down. Most often, these items burn up in the atmosphere upon re-entry, which isn’t good for air ...