Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

The landslide that occurred in Blatten in the canton of Valais at the end of May 2025 and the one in the village of Brienz in ...

70% of known space junk is in low-Earth orbit, which extends about 1,250 miles (2,000 km) above the Earth’s surface. The debris field shown in the image above is an artist’s impression based ...

The accumulation of space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) has reached a dangerous tipping point, according to leading scientists and space agencies. With thousands of objects—from defunct ...

Why is space debris a problem? There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states ...

Knowing from what debris field in the asteroid belt our meteorites originate is important for planetary defense efforts against Near Earth Asteroids. Date: March 18, 2025 Source: SETI Institute ...

Some debris even reaches Earth ... A 2009 incident demonstrated this risk when two satellites collided over Siberia, creating a new field of debris, the American Scientist reported.

The goal of the rule, which applies to satellites licensed by the FCC or seeking access to the U.S. market, is to reduce the amount of debris above the Earth by shortening the time objects spend ...