The increasing presence of space junk in Earth’s orbit is posing an escalating threat to air travel, with new research ...

The increasing presence of space junk in Earth’s orbit is posing an escalating threat to air travel, with new research ...

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

NASA is testing new robot grippers that could one day remove space debris and help repair satellites in Earth’s orbit. On ...

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

We've yet to see a falling piece of space debris strike an airplane, but if it happens, the consequences would almost ...

Many of the new satellites currently in Earth's orbit are equipped to provide revolutionary tools and data to improve global food security and strengthen agrifood systems. A new report from the Food ...

Elon Musk-led SpaceX successfully launched 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Saturday, February 8, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission, originally scheduled ...

There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

A new study from researchers at UBC found that the chance of debris entering air space around major cities is as high as 26 per cent each year.

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