This is how debris finds itself languishing in space—and what some organizations are doing to mitigate the problem.

No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is ...

A metal fragment believed to have come from a rocket has returned to Earth, falling in an African country last week. The ...

A massive piece of space junk crashed down into a small village in Kenya which local officials say came from a rocket ...

Is the accumulation of space junk even a problem ... and Atmospheric Administration's NOAA-19 continues to trot around Earth despite its mission's demise in 2016. As with satellites, the upper ...

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Space debris is an escalating problem, risking the onset of Kessler Syndrome, a cascade of collisions that could make Earth's orbit unusable. With thousands of tons of material in orbit and ...

A huge, red-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenyan village on Monday afternoon according to local residents cited by the ...

Nairobi: A massive piece of space debris, weighing around 500 kg, reportedly plummeted into a rural Kenyan village, sending ...

A laser beam in outer space that sends orbiting debris to a fiery end in the Earth's atmosphere may soon be a reality. SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. said it is developing a satellite that can shoot ...

Scientists have called for the designation of a new United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) with the aim to conserve and sustainably use ...