PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

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As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

Any time you see something falling through the sky, like leaving that trail of light, whether it’s space junk or a meteor ...

A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris ...

A satellite, initially identified as Starlink-5693, reentered Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday, causing a dazzling display visible ...

NASA estimates that there are nearly 6,000 tons of space junk in low Earth orbit, moving around our planet at speeds up to 18,000 mph. Most space debris is from human-made objects like pieces of ...

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, ...

Space debris, often referred to as space junk, consists of defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from collisions or disintegration of spacecraft. As the number of satellites in ...

Space debris, often referred to as space junk, consists of defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from collisions or disintegration events. As humanity continues to expand its ...

To ensure that 2024 PT5 wasn’t a hunk of space debris, like an old rocket, which can also be found in an Earthlike orbit, the team studied how the object moved. Space rocks and manufactured ...