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, ...

Next time it rains, miles of canyons and hillsides charred by wildfires will send debris rushing down ravines and through drainage ditches into the Pacific Ocean. "It’s devastating, devastating ...

The European Space Agency has created a technological ‘to-do list’ to help reach its space-sustainability “Zero Debris” initiative. Described as a community-driven document, it identifies technologies ...

50 years after launching our dreams into space, we’re left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring of orbiting debris that threatens the safety of earth’s orbits. SPACE JUNK is a visually ...

Officials are now investigating the origin of the space debris, which has drawn attention to the growing issue of hazardous materials orbiting Earth. The Kenya Space Agency confirmed in a statement ...

A piece of space debris weighing more than 1,000 pounds crash-landed in Kenya last week. The Kenya Space Agency says the metallic ring is about 8 feet in diameter, and they believe it's a ...

“There are many pieces of debris in space and one cannot be 100 per cent certain which will fall where,” the agency said. “However, most debris burns up in the atmosphere, and incidents like ...

The KSA said they were working to identify the piece's origin. Previous examples of space debris hitting Earth This is not the first time a space shuttle's separated part has hit the Earth's surface.

The space debris is just one of several pieces that have plummeted back to the planet. However, experts are more worried about the growing number of objects circling our world. Tens of thousands ...

As companies accelerate satellite launches and other orbital operations, the issue of excessive space debris is becoming an inevitable consequence. After all, what goes up must eventually come down.

Authorities led by Kenya Space Agency (KSA) arrived to assess the object, with initial reports suggesting it was debris from a rocket, specifically from a rocket-separation stage. There were no ...