Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...

Scientists have warned that space debris from satellites from companies like Elon Musk's Space X could cause horrific ...

A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.

A study recently released by the University of British Columbia puts the annual chance that space rocket debris will re-enter ...

NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering ...

President Donald Trump seems poised to dissolve the White House's National Space Council after being heavily lobbied by SpaceX to do so, Reuters reports — which ultimately sounds like a ...

The Federal Aviation Administration activated a Debris Response Area, which it said is used if a space vehicle's debris falls outside identified hazard areas. Success is uncertain, but entertainme ...

Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris ...

There are around 2,200 abandoned rocket bodies in orbit — and since what comes up must come down, more and more space debris is crashing down on Earth. There are great benefits from satellites ...

The double-hit disasters left behind thousands of tons of debris, and exposed hillsides, throughout the community. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning.

Even the International Space Station often has to adjust its orbit to dodge debris. Currently there are more than 25,000 pieces of trackable human-made junk larger than 10 centimeters orbiting Earth.

Space environmentalist Moriba Jah warns that the amount of space junk orbiting our planet is rising fast, and if we don’t act soon, space will become unusable, taking with it technology we’ve ...