The safety concern continues to increase into 2026 as researchers at the University of British Columbia predicted in a study ...

Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well ...

As the number of satellites in orbit continues to climb, so does the risk of their remnants falling back to Earth, and into ...

A spacecraft was recently hit by space junk, raising concerns about the increasing threat of debris in Earth's orbit. This ...

Space junk is raising safety concerns for aircraft, with a 2025 study warning of a 26% chance debris could pass through busy ...

China’s Shenzhou-20 mission faced an unexpected interruption after a crack was discovered in the return capsule window, ...

An orbital emergency in 2025 linked to space debris highlights gaps in tracking, rising launch activity, and growing risks to human spaceflight and Earth’s orbital environment ...

A dead satellite can become a high-speed hazard in an orbit that is already packed with working spacecraft. That risk is why ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) R. Lincoln Hines, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) China’s ...

Three veteran Chinese astronauts are stuck – for now – aboard the Tiangong space station after their return capsule was hit and damaged by space debris fragments. China's space agency has not revealed ...