Increasingly crowded orbits full of satellites and debris pose potential hazards for services on Earth, and need regulation.

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

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

Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...

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

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 ...

As rockets soar into the cosmos, a hidden danger lurks above us. Space debris, remnants of our celestial ambitions, threatens ...

As more spacecraft are launched, the risk increases that uncontrolled space debris - those without active guidance - will ...

The new study found there's a 26% chance the threat of space junk could shut down a crowded airspace in Europe, Asia or North ...

A new study by Canadian researchers published in Scientific Reports notes the risk of such an incident occurring is rising ...

Our exploitation and exploration of space has left 13,000 tonnes of junk orbiting Earth. Defunct craft and larger pieces of debris are also colliding, adding to the millions of smaller fragments which ...

As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...