Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's ...

The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going ...

Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...

Earth’s orbit is turning into a high-speed scrapyard, but someone is finally stepping up to clean it. With over 32,000 pieces ...

Space junk is a major threat with millions of debris pieces now in orbit. Risks range from minor collisions reducing the ...

As the data came in, a bright fireball flying overhead revealed the source: A large piece of space junk burning up as it fell to Earth. That junk was a 3,300-pound module that detached from China ...

The car, initially thought to be an asteroid, was later identified as Musk's space junk after investigation. This caused an embarrassing mix-up, highlighting the need for improved space debris ...

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (WBAY) - Early Wednesday morning, we reported what appears to be space debris flying over parts of southern Wisconsin on Tuesday night. Reports are coming out that it’s a dead ...

The rocket's upper stage blew up at an altitude of around 90 miles (146 kilometers) according to astronomer and space debris expert Jonathan McDowell, and weighed some 85 tons without propellant.

According to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, “technically, (the debris) still belongs to the launching organization.” She added that she hopes there will be a formal assessment that would include ...