Multiple residents across Northern California have reached out to KCRA 3 after seeing an object that looks like a meteor ...

We know it’s a problem, and many are working on solutions that could help the junk fall back to Earth. Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken ...

The quest to conquer Earth’s space junk problem These events ... concern is a potential collision between a falling piece of debris and commercial aircraft. At any given time, more than 10,000 ...

Dolphins surrounded the SpaceX capsule after it landed in the ocean on the NASA astronauts' successful journey home after ...

The problem is that atmospheric density is the only thing that naturally pulls space junk out of orbit ... and can take hundreds to thousands of years to fall. The higher, outermost reaches of Earth’s ...

If we don’t manage this activity carefully and work to reduce our emissions, space could become too crowded, leading to more collisions and debris,” Parker added. Over 10,000 satellites currently ...

As a result, far fewer satellites will be able to safely operate in near-Earth space in the coming decades, with local space debris emergencies likely to become a norm, a new study suggests.

Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth, it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas ...

As Earth's orbit is becoming more littered with detritus, Calgary-based scientists are working with partners in the U.S. to find a way for satellites to dodge space debris. The University of ...

The Tokyo-based startup developing space debris removal technologies ... of March 2028 to capture a piece of debris with a robotic arm and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere to burn it up.

RELATED: What is space junk and why is it ... reentry and falls back to Earth. Even the smallest of objects can create problems for an aircraft. An object falling from space roughly the weight ...