"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say. Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth ...

It is poised to exacerbate the growing problem of space debris, potentially shrinking the usable space for satellite in low Earth orbit, according to a new MIT study. Researchers have calculated ...

Floridians across the coast witnessed flaming space debris falling from the sky. So, what would happen if a piece of a rocket, or a satellite, or even an asteroid hit your home or car? It is rare ...

“There’s a lot of objects in space; satellites, pieces of debris from satellites that have either hit each other or broken up. There are tens of thousands of objects just in low earth orbit ...

Fortunately, the risk of space debris is not an everyday occurrence, but it is becoming a more common event than you might think. In the first two and a half months of 2025, there were at least ...

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft exploded Thursday during a flight test, raining fiery debris across the Florida sky. It was the second explosion this year for the massive, 400-foot spacecraft.