The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years, ...

Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, part of China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission, completed an 8.5-hour extravehicular activity ...

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...

Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

Space debris that has fallen to Earth recently has raised concerns about the safety of those on the planet below, with a ...

The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...

While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced ...

The scenario in which space debris collides and creates more debris is called Kessler Syndrome, named after the NASA scientist Donald Kessler.

Space is considered one of the last untouched environments on Earth, but it is becoming increasingly littered. The UN should ...

A large piece of debris suspected to have been from the reentry of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission was found along a trail in a ...