When people think of climate change, they don't think of satellites, but that may change now that Japan is launching wooden ...

Crew members of China's Shenzhou-20 mission recently detailed their reactions upon finding cracks in their spacecraft's viewport during the nation's first spaceflight emergency. Taikonauts from ...

After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This ...

As commercial space activity ramps up, detritus from launches poses a risk to those of us down on Earth, says Patrick Schröder of Chatham House ...

The problem of space debris isn't just a science fiction scenario anymore. It's a real threat that gets worse every year, and honestly, most people don't realize how urgent it's become. We're talking ...

Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine frontier and more like a crowded junkyard, packed with dead satellites, shattered rocket parts, and fragments from past collisions. Scientists ...

Space debris, also known as space junk, consists of defunct man-made objects that orbit Earth, including satellites, spent rocket stages and other various fragments from collisions. According to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronauts aboard the Chinese space station (shown) and those aboard the International Space Station are vulnerable to hits by ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...

A US startup plans to launch four robots onboard SpaceX and ULA rockets next year. Rogue Space Systems' robots will carry out different tasks, like fixing satellites and tackling space debris. Rogue's ...

Since 1971, space agencies have crashed retired spacecraft at Point Nemo, raising concerns about ocean debris and the ISS ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...