As SpaceX's Starlink satellite network expands, scientists raise concerns about the environmental impact of daily satellite ...

Experts warn of 'imminent danger' from space collisions Between the endless delays and violent turbulence, flying can already ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is ...

As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

This caused an embarrassing mix-up, highlighting the need for improved space debris tracking. A newly discovered near-Earth object has caused ruckus amongst scientists, provoking a flurry of ...

Tektites are natural glass formed when debris falls back to Earth after a meteorite impact and quickly cools down and solidifies. Based on their distribution and chemical composition, researchers ...

They named it 2018 CN41, found it 149,000 miles from Earth, and classified it as a ... In the end, it turned out to be space junk […] It’s not common, but we are already facing these issues ...

An irreverent tour of the science and folklore behind the space debris that makes it to Earth and the people for whom these rare finds are almost a religion ...

Southeast Wisconsin was glowing and buzzing Tuesday night as the skies lit up across the Great Lakes region with fiery streaks. Some spectators thought it might be a performance by Mother Nature, like ...

According to the National Weather Service, this usually happens when “space junk” or man-made metal pieces from something like a satellite come into Earth’s atmosphere and burn up during re ...

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