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 ...

All of this adds up to the likelihood, the ESA warns, that a theoretical scenario known as the Kessler Syndrome could become ...

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 ...

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

An international team of scientists has called for the creation of an 18th addition to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which would aim to mitigate against the accumulation of space ...

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 ...

while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NOAA-19 continues to trot around Earth despite its mission's ...