Space on MSN9d
Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...
Space junk 'in the millions' hurtling at 18,000mph poses 'genuine threat to life'
EXCLUSIVE: A space physics expert has warned about the increasing likelihood of more space debris falling to Earth in the ...
USA Today6d
Could a meteorite hit you? How often they fall to Earth, according to experts
While it is possible that someone could be hit by a bit of rock or junk falling from space, the chances are extraordinarily slim, and the vast majority are tiny pieces that wouldn't have much of ...
The Mirror13d
Space junk 'in the millions' could cause 'genuine threat' to life on Earth
He explained: "While the probability of being hit by a falling piece of space debris is very low currently, with over 36,000 objects (and rising) bigger than a phone in orbit the probabilities ...
Irish Sun26d
Mysterious half tonne metal ring crash lands on Earth as experts sound the alarm over growing ‘space junk’
The Kenyan Space Agency said "secured the area and retrieved the debris ... ISS crashed two floors into a Florida man's home. Homeowner Alejandro Otero claimed the cylindrical object nearly hit ...
New York Post26d
Kenya investigating mysterious fallen space debris
Past examples of man-made human space debris hitting Earth include part of ... NASA faced a lawsuit from an American family whose Florida home was hit by a piece of falling metal.
Doorbell cam catches a meteorite fall. How often does it happen, and could one hit you?
One Alabama woman was rudely awoken from a nap in 1954 when a meteorite came through her roof and hit her, leaving a big ...
WTOP News28d
Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds crashes into Kenya village
The amount of debris in low-Earth orbit has increased tremendously, putting satellites and the International Space Station in danger ... whose Florida home was hit by a piece of falling metal.