Year after year, humanity is setting new records for the amount of stuff we're sending into the Earth's orbit, spurred mostly ...

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

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

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

Astroscale Holdings Inc. targets 50% of the $18.2B on-orbit services market with space debris solutions. Click here to find ...

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

Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia analyzed global air traffic patterns against the projected re-entry paths of uncontrolled space debris.

Any debris created by damaged satellites measuring larger than 1 cm can pose huge threats to other active, low-orbiting ...

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

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 ...