Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, according to new research.

You might think the odds of a piece of space junk crashing down to Planet Earth and hitting you are incredibly small - or ...

Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this celestial spectacle, known as Herbig Haro 30 or HH 30, highlights a ...

The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...

Uncontrolled space debris entering the Earth's atmosphere has become a rising concern, with potential risks to aircraft. The ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments ...

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 ...

A penguin portrait marks the second science anniversary of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. A composite image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's #NIRCam and #MIRI reveals ...

a picture of Tibetan Buddhist monks clearing debris circulated in posts falsely linking it to the disaster. In fact, an AFP photographer took the picture following a quake that struck China's Yushu ...

SpaceX's ambitious Starship program reached a critical juncture on January 16, when its seventh test flight ended with the spacecraft exploding into countless fragments of space debris as it reentered ...