As the years pass, humanity is sending more junk into space than ever before and scientists are on edge because […] ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

Any debris created by damaged satellites measuring larger than 1 cm can pose huge threats to other active, low-orbiting ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.

Summer-a time when the urge to explore places familiar and new beckons to young and old alike. Although the sun sets late during the summer months, we inevitably find ourselves outside looking at ...

The incoming object created an impact basin and sent streams of rocks hurtling like missiles, NASA said. Within minutes, two ...

Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

"In short, there is a 26 percent chance of an uncontrolled space debris reentry in busy airspaces such as the Northeastern United States or Northern Europe each year," Ewan Wright of the ...