When it comes to space debris, what goes up is coming down more often – and not safely. When spacecraft launch, some components, including nonreusable rocket boosters, are jettisoned to decrease ...

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

Solar activity could become the great cleaner of space debris. A recent study reveals that pieces of orbital junk fall faster ...

Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere.

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

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The moon is about to get a new crater, courtesy of a discarded piece of SpaceX rocket hardware. The spent ...

Solar emissions exert 'drag' on space junk orbiting Earth. From historical measurements across a period of 36 years, ...

What triggered decay?: Researchers found that heightened solar activity heats and expands Earth's thermosphere, increasing drag on low Earth orbit debris. Historic debris tracked: Seventeen objects ...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams, who has became famous for his astral photography during his stint at the ISS, captured sights ...

Aerospace engineers have to consider numerous factors when designing a spacecraft, but one that comes up more and more often ...