On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris Calibration Sphere into orbit around the Earth. The satellite measured just ...

The car, initially thought to be an asteroid, was later identified as Musk's space junk after investigation. This caused an embarrassing mix-up, highlighting the need for improved space debris ...

“We received an alert and took spectroscopic data. In the end, it turned out to be space junk […] It’s not common, but we are already facing these issues due to all these satellite ...

Video captured what looks like space debris in the sky, which is "left over" from the Starlink-5693 launch vehicle, according to aerospace.org. New strain in Calif. Get the USA TODAY app Start the ...

Space debris lit up the sky over Sheboygan, Wisconsin, as parts of a Starlink satellite reentered the atmosphere on Tuesday, January 28. Parts of the Starlink-5693 satellite disintegrated as they ...

space junk. Also known as space debris, this refers to defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, fragments from collisions, and other remnants of human activity in space. As the amount of debris in ...

President Donald Trump seems poised to dissolve the White House's National Space Council after being heavily lobbied by SpaceX to do so, Reuters reports — which ultimately sounds like a ...

Gary Boyle, aka The Backyard Astronomer, told CTV News the object could have been a meteor or "even space junk, but most likely a small piece of the leftover material that created the solar system." ...

The Federal Aviation Administration activated a Debris Response Area, which it said is used if a space vehicle's debris falls outside identified hazard areas. Success is uncertain, but entertainme ...

Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris ...