Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...

We've yet to see a falling piece of space debris strike an airplane, but if it happens, the consequences would almost ...

Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...

Our exploitation and exploration of space has left 13,000 tonnes of junk orbiting Earth. Defunct craft and larger pieces of debris are also colliding, adding to the millions of smaller fragments which ...

Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...

SpaceX typically launches Starlink satellites in batches of 20 or more. They are designed to last around five years in low ...

Jonathan McDowell, a famed astronomer, said the debris appeared to be part of a satellite from SpaceX’s Starlink ...

There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

The new study found there's a 26% chance the threat of space junk could shut down a crowded airspace in Europe, Asia or North ...