When it comes to space debris, what goes up is coming down more often—and not safely. When spacecraft launch, some components ...

Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it’s only going to get worse as the number of launches increases ...

Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may be even ...

Nearly half the manmade objects orbiting Earth are chunks of “uncontrollable” space junk — with just three countries fueling the problem and endangering future space travel, a shocking new study found ...

A start-up company says it has devised a way to dispose of debris from forest-thinning projects and reduce wildfire risk.

When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Protesters with signs chanted and temporarily blocked an entrance to a removal site in Calabasas for debris from one of the most destructive wildfires on record in California. The debris is being ...

A new study links the sun's 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near ...

It happened just after 8 a.m., leading to the shutdown of all westbound lanes toward the lower level of the bridge while ...

DPW work today, April 7, includes clearing debris along Pūlehu Road from last storm. PC: County of Maui. Kona Low storms ...