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

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

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

Scientists studied how space junk moved in orbit over a 36-year span, finding that increased solar activity caused it to fall ...

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

A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from weather tracking to broadband internet to national defense. A photo composite ...

On a special episode (first released on April 3, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: What happens when today’s treasure – satellites that give us access to broadband internet and accurate weather forecasts ...

Two private companies are partnering up to establish a repeatable debris removal service for low Earth orbit, and they want ...

A discarded Falcon 9 rocket stage is projected to slam into the lunar surface this August, creating a fresh crater and ...

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk. The leftover rocket will slam into the far side of the moon Friday. Experts think it is from a China launch ...